Regulation of Financial Institutions (3930.03) (OSG249H0F)

This year the course will focus on the financial services industry and the public interest.
The course proceeds on the basis that any debate on the financial services industry is not reducible to merely a
technical discussion on the best regulatory and business practices, although this is an essential to any thoroughgoing
approach. Rather, this course is based on the premise that any analysis of the financial services industry should
involve an exploration of the contentious terrain of broader social visions and ambitions. Taking a comparative and
transnational approach, this course will examine the organization, nature and performance of the financial services
industry. Further, this course will examine the standards by which corporations are judged as performing
appropriately and successfully.
Among the subjects considered are: financial crisis; socially responsible investment; the impact of the financial
services industry on the environment; the intersection of the financial services industry and marginalized groups;
shareholder activism; consumer credit and the public interest; and financial literacy.
This seminar will be taught through class-led discussion, presentation and guest speakers.