Overview
This tutorial describes the regulatory framework and the key financial authorities operating in four major Asian economies – Japan, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This tutorial looks at the key European financial authorities, including the role played by the European Central Bank (ECB) in implementing monetary policy for the entire Euro area. The participants in the EU’s revamped supervisory framework, the European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS), are also described in detail. The tutorial takes a look at some of the key EU financial markets directives.
Objective
On completion of this tutorial, you will be able to:
- Describe the financial regulatory environment in the following Asian economies; Japan, China, Hong Kong and Singapore
- Describe the role of the European Central Bank (ECB) in defining and implementing monetary policy for the Euro area
- Explain the function of the European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS) and the key authorities operating as part of this system
- Outline the need for EU directives and the basic provisions of some of the main directives affecting financial markets
Content Highlight
Module 1: Financial Authorities (Asia)
Topic 1: Japan
Topic 2: China
Topic 3: Hong Kong
Topic 4: Singapore
Module 2: Financial Authorities (Europe)
Topic 1: European Central Bank (ECB)
Topic 2: European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS)
Topic 3: EU Directives