Katarina Papanagiotou

This course is available on the LLM (extended part-time), LLM (full-time), MPA in International Development, MPA in Public Policy and Management, MPA in Public and Economic Policy, MPA in Public and Social Policy, MPA in Social Impact, MSc in Accounting, Organisations and Institutions, MSc in Law and Accounting, MSc in Regulation, MSc in Risk and Finance and University of Pennsylvania Law School LLM Visiting Students. This course is not available as an outside option.

This course will be relevant to the following LLM specialisms: Banking Law and Financial Regulation, Corporate and Securities Law and International Business Law. This course is capped at 60 students.

This course focuses on the micro- and macro-prudential regulation of financial institutions and the financial system. It examines the prudential regulation of banks, bank resolution schemes, the regulation of shadow banking and other regulatory attempts to ensure financial stability. The focus will be on the regulation of national and international aspects of financial institutions and the financial system, rather than on private law and transactional aspects.

No previous knowledge of financial market regulation or background in economics is required for those wishing to follow this course. For non-lawyers, a willingness to engage in legal analysis will be necessary, although a legal background is not required.

The syllabus may include the following topics:

The Rational of International, EU and UK Regulatory Structures

Core concepts of Financial Regulation, pre- and post-Crisis

Financial Stability – Policy Issues, Principles and Global Standard Setters

Prudential Regulation of Banks – The Basel Accords

The EU Banking Union

National and Cross-border Resolution of Failing Banks

Regulating Shadow Banks

Regulating Alternative Investment Funds

Regulating Credit Rating Agencies

20 hours of lectures and 5 hours of classes in the MT. 1 hour of lectures in the ST.

There will be 10 two-hour lectures, plus ‘follow-up’ classes if numbers exceed 30. A number of guest lecturers may also be invited to give seminars on their specialist areas. There will be a Reading Week in week 6. 

All students are expected to produce one 2,000 word formative essay during the course. The course offers also a voluntary mock exam.

A full reading list will be distributed during the course and essential materials will be made available to the students electronically where possible. In addition, the students will be invited to do independent reading. A good general introduction is J. Armour et al, Principles of Financial Regulation, OPU 2016

Exam (100%, duration: 2 hours, reading time: 15 minutes) in the summer exam period.