BANKING AND FINANCIAL MARKETS LAW

The course is one of the elective educational activities of the Master Degree in Global Development and Entrepreneurship, curriculum Enterpreneurship.
The course provides a thorough grounding in the fundamental principles of banking and financial services law, covering local and international developments from practical, regulatory and policy perspectives. A wide range of regulatory and transactional areas are covered including, monetary law, banking law, financial regulation, central banking, securities law, secured transactions, Money-laundering, insolvency cross-border insolvency, electronic banking, financing of developing economies, EU financial law and business ethics.

1. Knowledge and understanding
1.1 Knowledge of the legal framework relating to the banking activity
1.2 Knowledge and analysis of anti-money laundering policies and laws.
1.3 Knowledge and analysis of banking contracts.

2. Applied skills of knowledge and understanding
2.1 Ability to understand the functioning of the banking business.
2.2 Ability to identify the differences between the types of banking contracts.
2.3 Ability to understand how economic crimes work and what policies are in place.

3. Evaluation
3.1 Understanding of the text of the law.
3.2 Ability to appraise complex circumstances and their legal consequences.
3.3 Capability of balancing the different interests concerning the different banking contracts.

4. Communication skills
4.1 Ability to express using the legal terms properly.
4.2 Critical and dialogical interaction with the examiners during the examination.

This course builds upon the knowledge gained in Business law

1. The Financial Markets: Introduction - 2. The Banking Union: Glimpses 3. General profiles of banking contracts and services of investment firms. - 4. Customer protection and transparency legislation. - 5. Banking operations. - 6. Payment systems - 7.Anti-money laundering legislation

“European Banking and Financial Law”, Matthias Haentjens, Pierre de Gioia-Carabellese, 2015 ed. Taylor & Francis Ltd. + additional material
Additional learning material will be posted on Moodle platform.

Written examination

Lectures and seminars (active participation)

English

written

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development