WorldwideSubject Outline for Finance Law of Australia
Subject name:
Finance Law
Mode of presentation:
Lectures and seminars
Objectives:
To assist students to understand the regulation of finance law and particular financial transactions.
To assist students to understand particular issues in finance law .
Outline of topics:
The topics in the course are:
(a) Law reform - Financial Services Reform Bill
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See paragraphs 1.89, 1.109, 3.146-3.152, 3.154-3.155, 3.162-3.168, 3.170-3.173, 3.178, 3.182, 3.185-3.191, 3.200, 3.206-3.208, 13.1, 13.56-13.57, 13.60-13.63, 13.65, 13.68-13.72, 13.75, 15.19-15.24, 15.29, 15.37, 15.40, 15.43-15.44, 15.60 and 16.6 . Also see update on Butterworths website.
(b) Financial system
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 1.
(c) Debt
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 2.
(d) Equity including prospectuses and managed investment schemes.
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 3.
(e) Leasing
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 4.
(f) Factoring
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 5.
(g) Project finance
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 6.
(h) Trade finance
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 7.
(i) Security for financing
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 8.
(j) Set off
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 9.
(k) Subordination of debt
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 10.
(l) Restructuring arrangements for finance
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapters 11 (Capital Reduction) and 12 (Buy-backs).
(m) Swaps and derivatives
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 13.
(n) Securitisation
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 14.
(o) Duties and liabilities of financial intermediaries and advisers
To understand this topic, read S Horgan, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2000. See Chapter 15.
Method of assessment:
A paper on the topic:
"Compare and contrast the law and regulation of two issues in the area of finance law taught in this subject".
Prescribed texts and references:
Horgan, S, Finance Law of Australia, Butterworths, 2001.
Corporations Law, Butterworths
