AF4S998 - Global Financial Services Regulation and Compliance 01 Sep 2019 - 30 Aug 2027 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: AF4S998
Module Title: Global Financial Services Regulation and Compliance
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Accounting and Finance
Faculty Sub Group: Accounting and Finance
Module Leader: Donald Amuah
Module Team: Michael Daniels, Jared Davies, Liam Hutchinson
First Intended Intake: SEP 2019 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100107 - finance
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2019
Valid To 30 Aug 2027

Module Aims

This module aims to equip students with a knowledge and understanding of the legal, regulatory and ethical frameworks applicable to financial services on a global basis. It also enables students to evaluate regulatory frameworks in differentcountries.

Content Summary

Reasons for regulation

UK regulation: Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

EU regulation: European System of Financial Supervision, European Central Bank.

US regulation: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory

Authority (FINRA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve, US Treasury.

Regulation in other countries: Hong Kong, China, Singapore.

Regulation and supervision. Stress testing.

Corporate governance.

Anti-money-laundering and prevention of financial crime.

Complaints and dispute resolution. Ethical issues.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 10
Seminar 20
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 60
Groupwork 10
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Able to compare, contrast and evaluate regulation of and compliance requirements of financial services in different countries.
LO2 Able to discuss regulatory and ethical issues relevant to financial services.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Written Assignment (CW) Literature/Book/Paper Review (CW) 1 Literature review on an aspect of regulatory or ethical issues relevant to financial services. 0 3000 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 Critical evaluation of an issue in financial services regulation including an international comparison based on a chosen real-life case study 15 N/A 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Literature/Book/Paper Review (CW) 1
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1

Reading List

Davies, H. and Green, D. (2013) Global Financial Regulation: The essential guide, John Wiley and Sons

Mishkin, F. and Eakins, S. (2006) Financial Markets and Institutions, Pearson

Kotz, H. (2015) Financial Regulation and Compliance: How to manage competing and overlapping regulatory oversight, John Wiley and Sons

Pagdin, I. and Hardy, M. (2018) Investment & Portfolio Management: A Practical Introduction, Kogan Page

Tams, C., Schill, S. and Hofmann eds. (2017) International Investment Law and the Global Financial Architecture

Corporate Governance: An International Review