FIN-40045 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

In this module students will learn the importance of ethics and trust that is at the core of the financial services sector such as banking and investment management. Students will develop insights and skills and be able to critically analyse the ethical standards that are the pre-requisite in the financial services sector. Students will also obtain a solid understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements that forms the basis of the industry.

This module introduces students to financial services regulations and consumer policy initiatives within the context of recent market developments. It examines the current debate on ethics in the banking and the wider financial sector.

Intended Learning Outcomes

outline the key role played by ethics in setting professional standards and ensuring trust within the financial services sector: 1,2
critically assess the global investment standards and the fundamentals of compliance within the financial services sector: 1,2
assess the important role played by legislation and regulation in ensuring trust in the financial services sector and analyse the consequences when trust and regulations break down: 1,2
critically assess theories that are used to resolve complex financial sector dilemmas and the alternative views that may result as a consequence of different theories: 1,2
discuss the importance of corporate governance in the financial sector in ensuring trust and avoiding future market failure: 1,2

Study hours

20 hours lectures
4 hours tutorials
126 hours independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment