Banking and Finance Law LLM

Queen Mary University of London

The Banking and Finance Law LLM provides a thorough grounding in the fundamental principles of international finance and financial services law, covering local and international developments from practical, theoretical and policy perspectives. You can choose a wide selection of modules from banking, financial regulation, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, to FinTech, international financial institutions or ethics.Cover a wide range of regulatory and transactional areas, including monetary law, banking law, securities regulation, corporate finance, restructuring and insolvency, central banking and international finance lawStudy with academics who are engaged in current banking and finance policy making and legal regulatory reforms and general counsel, judges, officials and practitioners undertaking cutting edge transactional workFollow modules developed in the light of recent new regulations and developments, such as ethics in business and finance, digitalization, regulation of crypto assets and FinTech, sustainability and climate changeAttend our seminar series, featuring prominent figures from the legal profession, industry, international organizations and academiaYour fellow students will come from the UK and more than 80 other countries around the world, each able to draw on prior academic and professional experience from different jurisdictions.What you'll studyYou will study all aspects of the regulation of financial markets, and cover a wide variety of aspects of financial and banking law. You will consider aspects of corporate governance and responsibility and the laws of economic crime. You will be offered a varied selection of taught modules from which you can choose, enabling you to gear your qualification to set you on your desired career trajectory. Topics you can cover include regulatory and transactional areas, including monetary law, banking law, capital markets and securities regulation, corporate finance, restructuring and insolvency, central banking and international finance law including developments, such as ethics in business and finance, digitalization, regulation of crypto assets and FinTech, sustainability and climate change.

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