Special Edition: Regulatory Ramblings Briefs - HKU's LLM Compliance & Regulation
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Invest In Yourself – Study Compliance & Regulation at HKU Law. Syren Johnstone, executive director of The University of Hong Kong’s LLM programme in Compliance & Regulation, talks to Ajay Shamdasani about the degree and its benefits.
- How students can take what they’ve learned to improve their career prospects
- The programme as a response to continued definition of what and who compliance in the industry involves, from the CEO to front office staff
- Fellowship funding available for students that qualify
- A student body largely comprised of industry professionals from multiple fields related to financial services
- A programme that keeps abreast of the tectonic shifts in the way regulators and policymakers approach compliance
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Chapters
1. Special Edition: Regulatory Ramblings Briefs - HKU's LLM Compliance & Regulation (00:00:00)
2. Beginnings of HKU Law’s Master of Laws in Compliance and Regulation (LLM(CR)) programme (00:01:04)
3. Student/peer composition: Most are middle-management or junior senior-management professionals (00:02:50)
4. Intersection of HKU Law’s LLM(CR) and LLM in Corporate and Financial Law programmes (00:04:13)
5. Syren describes the programme as “MBA-like” where people can build networks (00:06:44)
6. LLM(CR) origins and how compliance evolved since the 1990s (00:07:40)
7. Syren talks about proactive engagement between regulators and business counterparts (00:11:40)
8. Building trust and confidence with the regulators (00:15:02)
9. Learning from peers within the LLM(CR) programme (00:22:45)
10. Skilling up on communication within the programme (00:26:00)
11. LLM(CR) Fellowship awards and special projects (00:34:53)
12. Programme’s classroom experience (00:41:42)
13. Quantity versus quality in learning, experience and perspective (00:48:46)
14. Application process: why it’s a good idea to apply early (00:52:33)
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