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Title | BANKING REGULATION AND ETHICS | ||
Code | BLIM551 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr MJ Buckle Management School M.J.Buckle@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2021-22 | Level 7 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
49 |
49 | |||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 101 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Examination There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 1 | 2 hours | 70 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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Group presentation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 1 | 30 minutes plus acco | 30 |
Aims |
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To provide an understanding of the role and nature of regulation in banking; To explore the changing nature of regulation, the benefits and the challenges, through the lens of the recent global banking crisis; To identify specific recent regulation that impacts on banking internationally as a result of initiatives announced by global bodies such as the Financial Stability Board and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; To explain the ethical responsibilities required by the Code of Conduct of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and to demonstrate the application of the Code; To appraise and evaluate practical regulatory and ethical issues that require knowledge of the regulatory landscape and application of an ethical framework. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Evaluate the main regulations affecting the banking sector; |
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(LO2) Critically analyse the role of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the Financial Stability Board in setting bank regulations; |
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(LO3) Critically analyse how regulation impacts on banks; |
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(LO4) Evaluate the impact of the 2008 crisis on bank regulation; |
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(LO5) Evaluate and apply the Code of Conduct of the Chartered Institute of Bankers; |
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(LO6) Critically analyse the role of corporate governance and culture on the ethics of an organisation; |
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(LO7) Evaluate ethical issues in the context of banking. |
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(S1) Adaptability |
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(S2) Problem solving skills |
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(S3) Commercial awareness |
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(S4) Organisational skills |
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(S5) Written communication skills |
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(S6) International awareness |
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(S7) Lifelong learning skills |
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(S8) Ethical awareness |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture |
Syllabus |
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The role and nature of bank regulation; Regulations through the lens of the global financial crisis; Internationally enacted regulations from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the Financial Stability Board; The Chartered Institute of Bankers Code of Conduct; The role of corporate governance and cultural in setting ethical standards; Ethical Practices and ethical dilemmas in banking. |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |