Melbourne Law School The Melbourne Law Masters

Home > Subjects

Subjects 2009


Banking and Finance in Asia (formerly Banking and Debt Recovery in Asia) 730670

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.