The Financial Markets, Financial Regulation and Ethics module is core to the programme and addresses key issues associated with how the financial markets are regulated and supervised, along with the nature and importance of an ethical framework. Key topics include:
Basic concepts about financial markets;
Financial instruments traded in markets;
The role and nature of financial regulation;
Regulation through the lens of the global financial crisis;
Internationally enacted financial regulations;
CFA Institute Ethics and Professional Standards of Practice;
Ethical Practices.
This module develops a conceptual understanding of the regulation of financial markets and of ethical issues and behaviours.