79012 Securities Market Regulation

The objectives of this subject are to develop an understanding of the regulatory legal and financial nature of securities markets including the process of regulation and the various players involved, and an understanding of the different theoretical frameworks within which regulations can be analysed. Topics covered include: the process of regulation; the role of the legal regulators; the role of ethics upon the market; regulatory theories; market manipulation; insider trading; takeovers; information disclosure; and creative accounting.