77901 Securities Markets Law
6cpRequisite(s): ( 70417 Corporate Law OR (142 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04250 Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration AND 70106c Principles of Public International Law AND 70107c Principles of Company Law))
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Anti-requisite(s): 78112 Securities Regulation AND 78113 Securities Regulation
Description
This subject builds on the compulsory company law subject by examining key issues in the Australian scheme for the regulation of markets for corporate securities. Topics include an introduction to corporate finance, regulation of major equity and debt capital transactions such as reductions, buy-backs and the raising of new capital through equity and debt issues. The subject has a particular focus on the role of disclosure in securities market regulation, including the regulation of continuous disclosure, misleading statements to the market and insider trading. The subject also provides an introduction to takeover regulation with an emphasis on the role of disclosure in takeovers and the regulation of takeover disputes.
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- Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Access conditions
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