Module LAWM112 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM112: Financial Markets Law and Regulation
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
• Sources of financial regulation
• The Financial Conduct Authority regime under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
• Conduct of business regulation
• Issues in the creation of contracts
• The nature of financial contracts
• The liability of financial institutions at common law and in equity
• Taking security and recovering property in financial contracts
• The nature of investment entities
• Communal investment schemes; unit trusts and collective investment schemes
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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33 | 267 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 11 | 11 x 1 hour feedback and support sessions |
Guided Independent Study | 187 | Preparation for seminars |
Guided independent study | 80 | Preparation for and writing of assessments |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Journal articles, case law and statutes available through the ordinary legal databases. FCA financial regulation all available free on-line via www.fca.gov.uk.