Leader: T.B.A.
Offered
Not offered in 2008
Synopsis
The principal topics include context of collective investment regulation in Australia; the juristic nature of financial regulation; mandatory requirements of the business form for collective investment; statutory prudential controls and trust law in the regulation of investment decisions in collective investments; the use of disclosure in the regulation of collective investment; regulation of intermediaries in the market for collective investments; and ownership and control in the market for collective investments.
Objectives
The principal topics include context of collective investment regulation in Australia; the juristic nature of financial regulation; mandatory requirements of the business form for collective investment; statutory prudential controls and trust law in the regulation of investment decisions in collective investments; the use of disclosure in the regulation of collective investment; regulation of intermediaries in the market for collective investments; and ownership and control in the market for collective investments.
Assessment
Research paper (5000 words): 70%
Class presentation and synopsis: 30%
Prerequisites
LAW4171 and LAW4170 or LAW4169 or comparable units
