Financial Markets Law 2200-1PS001
The aim of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive overview of contemporary financial markets law. The subject matter will be presented both from a sectoral perspective (covering the regulation of the banking, insurance, and capital markets sectors) and a functional one, aimed at introducing the most important cross-sectoral (functional) areas that are gaining significance in the current stage of development of financial markets law. These include issues such as cybersecurity, the prevention of criminal or other fraudulent activities, risks related to business continuity, the use of modern technologies—including artificial intelligence—and the regulation of crypto-assets.
Attention will also be given to the structure of legal sources and regulatory frameworks in the area of financial markets, including the scope of EU and national regulation, as well as issues related to the implementation of EU provisions or their application within the national legal systems of Member States.
The course will also cover issues related to the organization and functioning of financial market supervision, in particular the institutional framework and tasks of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego), as well as the European legal framework for financial supervision, including the role of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs).
A tentative list of topics that may be addressed during the course includes:
1) Introduction to financial market law – scope and regulatory methods, main objectives of regulation, current trends and challenges
2) Financial supervision – institutional and organizational aspects
3) Banking sector
4) Insurance sector
5) Capital market, including matters concerning public companies
6) New technologies and new forms of activity in the financial market, including artificial intelligence, the use of blockchain technology, and crypto-assets
7) Cybersecurity and business continuity in the financial sector
8) Prevention of financial market crime and fraudulent practices
9) Cross-border aspects of financial market activity
10) Protection of non-professional (retail) participants in the financial market
11) Sanctioning powers and enforcement actions of financial supervisory authorities.
The final selection of topics, as well as the number of hours dedicated to each thematic block and the issues discussed within them, will depend on the interests expressed by the course participants.
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Term 2025Z:
The aim of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive overview of contemporary financial markets law. The subject matter will be presented both from a sectoral perspective (covering the regulation of the banking, insurance, and capital markets sectors) and a functional one, aimed at introducing the most important cross-sectoral (functional) areas that are gaining significance in the current stage of development of financial markets law. These include issues such as cybersecurity, the prevention of criminal or other fraudulent activities, risks related to business continuity, the use of modern technologies—including artificial intelligence—and the regulation of crypto-assets. Attention will also be given to the structure of legal sources and regulatory frameworks in the area of financial markets, including the scope of EU and national regulation, as well as issues related to the implementation of EU provisions or their application within the national legal systems of Member States. The course will also cover issues related to the organization and functioning of financial market supervision, in particular the institutional framework and tasks of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego), as well as the European legal framework for financial supervision, including the role of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs). A tentative list of topics that may be addressed during the course includes: The final selection of topics, as well as the number of hours dedicated to each thematic block and the issues discussed within them, will depend on the interests expressed by the course participants. |
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Learning outcomes
As a result of participating in the course, the student:
1) gains an understanding of the key areas and most important current trends and challenges in financial markets law.
2) is able to identify the main areas of capital market law, including the key EU and national legal acts governing them.
3) becomes familiar with current developments in financial market law and with the most pressing challenges faced by financial market regulators and supervisors at both the EU and national levels.
4) obtain the knowledge allowing her/him to become an informed participant in the financial market — particularly as a client of financial institutions, and in the longer term, as a prospective employee of financial institutions or public bodies involved in the functioning of the financial market, or as someone engaged in the provision of advisory services.
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