The Program in Financial Market Regulation is a cooperative project of the financial services industry, regulatory organizations, and major law firms with the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, the School of Business, and the College of Computing and Information at the University at Albany, and Albany Law School.

In assuring the integrity of financial markets, business and public policy need individuals who understand the relationships among finance, law, public policy, and information technology, and who have the ethical instincts and skills to deal with complex professional demands. The Program in Financial Market Regulation introduces undergraduate and graduate students to financial market regulation and supervision through interdisciplinary coursework, mentoring, and internships. It prepares students to move directly into careers or into legal or graduate studies. Academics, market participants, and regulators work together closely to educate students broadly while enabling them to understand the realities of effective professional practice.

Understanding the business of financial markets in order to know how regulations and controls affect business functions and to work credibly with those responsible for these functions.	Understanding the law of securities regulation in order to know how rules apply to business functions and policy questions.	Understanding public policy in securities regulation in order to anticipate how regulations should be designed given tradeoffs among competing considerations, to effectively negotiate often contentious issues, and to manage change in regulated firms and regulatory organizations.	Understanding the technology of information management and data analysis in order to work effectively with information systems essential to modern regulation and supervision

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