7LAW2043-0105-2023 - International Financial Law [ LLM IFL Coursework 1 Plan for Research Paper]

IFL Coursework 1 Plan for Research Paper

Due by Thursday 14th March at 12 noon/midday. This deadline is strict. Please note that any submission received after this deadline will be subject to late penalties. 5 days after your due date the assignment portal will close -(please see assessment booklet below for more information)

YOUR COURSEWORK 1 IS TO PREPARE A PLAN FOR THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH PAPER:

You work for a European Research Institute and have been tasked with producing a research paper relating to the EU regulation of Credit Rating Agencies since the global financial crisis of 2007-2008. You have been instructed to critically evaluate the following statement:

‘Even though policymakers have tried to fix the ‘wrongs’, they have only scratched the surface and got carried away mainly by treating the symptoms. The regulators’ unwillingness to interfere with rating analytics, solve the conflict of interest inherent in the issuer-pays business model, and establish a public CRA despite lip service to that idea, indicates a reluctance to address the roots of the problem.’[1]

Coursework 1: Write a plan for your research paper

Instructions for your Coursework 1 Research Paper Plan.

Your wordcount should be a maximum of 1000 words (not including references, footnotes or your bibliography - please see Assessment Booklet below for further details on wordcount)

This coursework 1 is worth 20% of your module mark

In your plan you should outline the following:

• your proposed structure
• your research to date/further research planned and demonstrate your developing critical evaluation in response to the quoted statement. Please ensure you give full OSCOLA referencing for this and include a full list of your sources at the end of your report by way of a bibliography)
• key issues and arguments identified so far

[1] Guilia Mennillo and Timothy J Sinclair ‘A hard nut to crack: Regulatory failure shows how rating really works’ 2019, Vol. 23(3) Competition & Change 266–286

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Please read the additional important information (including grading criteria) in the attached Assessment Information Booklet:

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