| CODE | BFI5337 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Banking Regulation | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Banking, Finance and Investments | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit is an advanced unit that looks at banking regulation. It covers all the aspects from theory to reviewing and discussing specific banking legislation applicable in the EU and Malta. It takes into account the latest developments in the field and uses practical bank cases to illustrate the issues related to banking regulation in a modern financial market. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims to provide students with advanced knowledge of banking regulation, especially following the change in regime after the 2007/08 financial crisis. It aims at covering all aspects of banking regulation from theoretical justification to how banks are effectively regulated. The study-unit also aims at covering important aspects of the new banking regulatory environment with the ECB and the single supervisory mechanism. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the rationale for banking regulation; - Explain the impact of regulation on the growth of international banking; - Explain the concepts of governance, risk and management in the context of banking regulation; - Describe the principles of home and host country regulation and supervision; - List and explain international banking cooperation; - List and explain the duties of the ECB and the national competent quthority in the context of the banking union. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Evaluate the impact of specific banking regulation on market participants; - Interpret specific banking regulation; - Translate banking regulation requirements into operational policies for banks; - Assess which compliance activities are required by banks in order to comply with all relevant banking regulation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Bijkerk, W. The foundations of financial regulation Supplementary Readings: - Barth, J. R., Caprio, J.R. and Levine, R. Rethinking bankg regulation, Till Angels Govern. Cambridge University Press, 2006 - Grima, S. And Marano, P.P. Eds. Governance and Regulation, Contemporary Issues. Emerald Publishers. 2018 Additional Material provided by lecturer. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: B.Com. (Hons.) Banking & Finance, B.Com. Banking & Finance Major or equivalent | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Christopher Peter Buttigieg |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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