This masterclass session will look at Sustainable Finance policy and regulation in the leading jurisdictions. We will consider why governments are seeking to regulate sustainable finance, what they are trying to achieve, and whether their policies are likely to be successful.
The Public Order Bill is in the final stages of the legislative process. For several commentors the Bill risks significant interference with both fundamental rights or speech and association and the ability to engage in peaceful protest. This lecture, which is open to the public as well as LSE students, will interrogate these concerns.
Building on session 3 (18 January), this session will highlight the technological transformation of the financial sector is giving rise to new forms of interconnectedness, notably dependencies on large technology providers, including cloud service providers such as AWS, and digital platforms such Google Pay. With these interdependencies come new or elevated levels of risks, including risks of cyber attack, data loss and data corruption. In this session we will focus on efforts at the international and domestic regulatory levels to strengthen operational resilience so as to mitigate these risks.
Does the Paris Agreement offer a viable pathway towards long-term climate justice for the Global South and its populations? What role is there for ‘loss and damage’ and the newly established Loss and Damage Fund in balancing rights, responsibilities and expectations between the states under international climate change law?
This session will enable participants to gain an understanding of the crypto asset ecosystem, including interconnections with the traditional financial system. It will allow participants to build an understanding of regulatory perimeter considerations, with comparisons between the EU’s recently adopted regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (‘MiCA’) and the emerging UK approach.
Case studies will include the proposals for Facebook’s Libra and the recent collapse of FTX.
A fire-side conversation with solicitor and former Chair of the LSE Alumni Association, Patrick Mears, covering his career and reflections on his time at and work with LSE over many years.
