Law and Management of Financial Services Businesses in a Changing Environment

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This course will focus on the practical aspects of counseling and managing financial institutions to deal with the changing regulatory landscape brought on by the financial crisis of 2008 We will explore the causes of the financial crisis the historical drivers of profitability at financial institutions and how DoddFrank may impact those drivers going forward The course will not be limited to examining DoddFrank We will often look at case studies of business strategies and crisis management and discuss whether the strategies employed by financial institutions and the advice they were given yielded optimal results We will consider these cases in the light of the unique impact reputational risk has on financial institutions and how that impacts their ability to withstand regulatory scrutiny and proceedings and how good counsel and management is often critical to the survival of financial businesses during periods of crisis Cases studies will also examine how to deal with conflicts of interest and how executives and counsel should think about dealing with their regulators We will also consider the importance of culture at a financial institution and how compensation and supervisory practices should be developed to be consistent with and encourage that culture And we will also explore what is meant by shadow banking and its impact on financial institutions T he course will use current events in addition to the syllabus Students are strongly encouraged to read the financial news since classroom discussion will often be based on current issues which we believe provide teaching opportunities The course will be a combination of classroom lectures and outside speakers who are experienced in fields such as financial analysis crisis management management of financial institutions including some that failed We expect the outside speakers will give you insights into the practical…