Legal framework for international banking

Lehrinhalte

  • Historical overview of the Basel framework and its key components • Main reasons for the respective reform steps • Overview of different kinds of risks banks are exposed to, and regulatory measures to avoid or mitigate such risks • Pros and cons and theoretical background of regulation • Basel III: Characteristics of the financial market crisis since 2008 • The key players of international banking regulation: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Financial Stability Board (FSB).

Art der Vermittlung

Präsenzveranstaltung

Art der Veranstaltung

Pflichtfach

Empfohlene Fachliteratur

Kern, A. (2019). Principles of Banking Regulation. Cambridge University Press. Chapters 1-4, 5.IV,6.I-III, 13.
Basel III (https://www.bis.org/bcbs/basel3.htm?m=3_14_572)

Lern- und Lehrmethode

Lecture, student participation, student presentations, legal research, case discussion and analysis, legal writing

Prüfungsmethode

Exam method: Written final exam (70%); continous assessment: student participation, group discussion and analysis of legal problems (30%).
Content-related assessment criteria: degree of problem identification and problem characterization, complexity of the solutions.
Formal criteria: completeness of the answers, task-specific requirements, linguistic differentiation of the presentation of results.

Voraussetzungen laut Lehrplan

None

Schnellinfos

Studiengang

International Banking and Finance (Master)

Akademischer Grad

Master

ECTS Credits

3.00

Unterrichtssprache

Englisch

Studienplan

Berufsbegleitend

Studienjahr, in dem die Lerneinheit angeboten wird

2023

Semester in dem die Lehrveranstaltung angeboten wird

3 WS

Incoming

Nein

Lernergebnisse der Lehrveranstaltung

After successful completion of this course, students can

  • explain the history of the Basel regulatory framework (in particular the financial market crisis of 2008) and the pros and cons of the regulation
  • explain the key players of international banking regulation
  • argue legally in the field of international banking law, both in oral and in writing
  • analyse and solve legal cases of international banking law and apply regulatory and supervisory banking rules in practice
  • scrutinise and evaluate the banking reform legislation and international harmonization efforts in banking supervision.

Kennzahl der Lehrveranstaltung

0230-17-01-BB-EN-20