LAW7256 - Superannuation, venture capital and managed investment schemes
6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate Faculty of Law
Leader(s): T.B.A.
Offered
Not offered in 2009
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%