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Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Italian and European Banking and Financial Law

Semester 1 · 27351 · Bachelor in Economics and Management · 6CP · IT


The course covers topics relating to banking and financial law with reference to domestic and European sources of law, the notion of banking, controls and supervision of banks and financial intermediaries. For securities law, the course covers topics relating to investment services and activities as well as collective asset management.

Lecturers: Stefano Lombardo

Teaching Hours: 36
Lab Hours: 6
Mandatory Attendance: Not compulsory, but recommended

Course Topics
Sources of banking and securities law Banking and supervision Regulation of financial intermediaries Regulation of investment services and activities Collective asset management

Teaching format
Frontal teaching

Educational objectives
ILO (Intended Learning Outcomes) ILO 1 Knowledge and understanding ILO 1.1 knowledge of the public and private legal system, also with reference to economic and business studies ILO 1.2 knowledge and ability to interpret the sources of law, with regard to the various sectors of the legal system: public, private, commercial and tax, in the European, national, regional and international contexts ILO 1.3 understanding of the legal framework regulating relations between private individuals and between private individuals and public bodies ILO 1.4 knowledge of company law also open to international orientations ILO 2 Ability to apply knowledge and understanding ILO 2.1 Being able to provide support to companies and corporate bodies through knowledge of the relevant area of law ILO 2.2 know how to critically analyse and evaluate corporate processes and dynamics ILO 2.3 be able to analyse cases arising from professional experience and apply the appropriate rules of the legal field concerned ILO 3 Autonomy of judgement LEO 3.1 find the necessary information in databases, legal sources and literature ILO 4 Learning ability ILO 4.1 finding information from databases, scientific literature, laws and regulations as required in professional life

Additional educational objectives and learning outcomes
This teaching is part of the characterising training activities and, specifically, belongs to the field of law. The specific objective of the teaching is the acquisition of basic knowledge and skills in financial law, in particular in banking and securities market intermediation. The professional knowledge related to the teaching is integrated with the curriculum of the degree course in Economics, Politics and Ethics as well as Economics and Management and is aimed at the qualification of banking and securities activities from a legal point of view in order to understand the relevant institutes functional to the acquisition of professional skills typical for the professional outlets of the degree courses.

Assessment
For attending and non-attending students: the examination takes place in written form with 4 questions with 3 to be answered by choice.

Evaluation criteria
The answer is assessed in relation to relevance to the topic/question, correctness, argumentative and synthesising ability as well as propriety of language.

Required readings

Bontempi, 'Banking and Finance Law', Giuffre, MI




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Sustainable Development Goals
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the following Sustainable Development Goals.

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