Subjects 2009
Banking and Finance in Asia (formerly Banking and Debt Recovery in Asia) 730670
- Credited Courses: Graduate Diploma in Asian Law 726; Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance Law 968; Graduate Diploma in Transnational Law 333; Master of Banking and Financial Services Law 526; Master of Commercial Law 504; Master of Laws (LLM) 502; Master of Legal Systems 890
Note
Guest lecturers will also take part in this subject.
Objectives
A student who has successfully completed this subject should:
- Understand banking and insolvency frameworks in selected key East Asian jurisdictions
- Understand the relationships between the legal frameworks in Asia for banking and insolvency
- Understand key concepts of contemporary insolvency law theory
- Understand the chief forms of debt recovery mechanisms usually applied in Asia
- Have a detailed knowledge of case studies in banking law and corporate debt recovery from selected Asian economies (that may include China, Singapore, Japan and Indonesia)
- Appreciate the effect of the financial crisis on commercial regulation in Asia
- Be aware of current banking and debt recovery issues for investors in East Asia.
Syllabus
Principal topics will be selected from the following:
- Managing debt recovery and insolvency litigation in Asia
- The economic crisis and banking and corporate insolvency in East Asia
- Recent theories in banking and insolvency law Central banks in East Asia
- Accounting and disclosure standards
- Bank ownership and control Deposit insurance
- The role of non-bank financial institutions Bank reconstruction options in East Asia
- Debt renegotiation structures in East Asia
- Case studies:
- Banking practice in selected East Asian jurisdictions
- Debt recovery in selected East Asian jurisdictions.
