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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
HKU FinTech is the leading fintech research and education in Asia. Learn more at www.hkufintech.com.
Chapters
1. Beginnings of HKU Law’s Master of Laws in Compliance and Regulation (LLM(CR)) programme (00:01:04)
2. Student/peer composition: Most are middle-management or junior senior-management professionals (00:02:50)
3. Intersection of HKU Law’s LLM(CR) and LLM in Corporate and Financial Law programmes (00:04:13)
4. Syren describes the programme as “MBA-like” where people can build networks (00:06:44)
5. LLM(CR) origins and how compliance evolved since the 1990s (00:07:40)
6. Syren talks about proactive engagement between regulators and business counterparts (00:11:40)
7. Building trust and confidence with the regulators (00:15:02)
8. Learning from peers within the LLM(CR) programme (00:22:45)
9. Skilling up on communication within the programme (00:26:00)
10. LLM(CR) Fellowship awards and special projects (00:34:53)
11. Programme’s classroom experience (00:41:42)
12. Quantity versus quality in learning, experience and perspective (00:48:46)
13. Application process: why it’s a good idea to apply early (00:52:33)
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