Complementary Course: "financial Market Contracts"
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course is aimed to provide students with the following skills:
- Knowledge and understanding in the field of study. The student will acquire a specific knowledge of contract law that provides a basis for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, also within a research context.
- Students are requested to apply their knowledge and understanding, and problem solving abilities in contexts related to contract law;
- Students are requested to develop the ability to gather and interpret relevant data within their field of study to inform judgments and reflections on contract law.
- Students are requested to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions regarding contract law to specialist audience;
- Students are requested to develop those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
- Knowledge and understanding in the field of study. The student will acquire a specific knowledge of contract law that provides a basis for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, also within a research context.
- Students are requested to apply their knowledge and understanding, and problem solving abilities in contexts related to contract law;
- Students are requested to develop the ability to gather and interpret relevant data within their field of study to inform judgments and reflections on contract law.
- Students are requested to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions regarding contract law to specialist audience;
- Students are requested to develop those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students who have successfully studied the subject will have a detailed knowledge of the topics covered by the course and will develop a method in order to tackle and communicate more specific and complex legal issues than basic elements of private law, with specific reference to the subject covered by the course.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The course - with a specialised approach and seminar-based format - will deal with the regulation of financial contracts, focusing on new legislation and case law developments in this area. In addition, concrete examples of contractual drafting will be examined and discussed in the light of the rules and notions analysed. In details:
- The financial intermediation contract between law, case law and Consob regulations (in particular, the definition of 'financial instruments')
- Derivative contracts
- Door to door and remote offers
- Contracts relating to collective asset management
- Market management contracts
- Rules of conduct for financial intermediaries
- Remedies in case of breach
- Analysis of the relevant case law
- Examination and discussion of contractual texts.
- The financial intermediation contract between law, case law and Consob regulations (in particular, the definition of 'financial instruments')
- Derivative contracts
- Door to door and remote offers
- Contracts relating to collective asset management
- Market management contracts
- Rules of conduct for financial intermediaries
- Remedies in case of breach
- Analysis of the relevant case law
- Examination and discussion of contractual texts.
Prerequisites for admission
Il corso è pensato per gli studenti degli ultimi tre anni che abbiano un forte interesse (e preparazione) nelle materie civilistiche e commercialistiche, che abbiano propensione per la ricerca giuridica e per la discussione orale in classe di problemi giuridici.
Teaching methods
Lessons will be seminar-based. If the number of participants will allow it, the course will require students to work in group and discuss, from various perspectives, a complex legal problem, underlying a case taken from business practice.
Teaching Resources
Handouts will be uploaded on Ariel before the course begins.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The aforementioned skills are verified through discussion in class.
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