The educational objectives for the student include the achievement by the student of the following learning outcomes. The final objective – as required by the CdS – is to contribute to the formation of an administrative and financial manager or a consultant of public companies.
Knowledge and ability to understand: the course aims to allow the student to
- know the special regulation provided for financial intermediaries and issuers;
- understand the reasons that justify special rules for the above subjects with respect to those generally provided for joint stock companies.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: at the end of the course the student is able to
- search for regulatory sources regarding financial intermediaries and issuers;
- apply the main legislative texts on financial intermediaries and issuers to specific cases.
Autonomy of judgment. The student must be able to explain the main aspects of the subject in oral form and to make interdisciplinary connections with subjects which study the same phenomena from an economic point of view.
Communication skills: the student must be able to use the correct legal language and be able to carry out individual research on legal databases and to analyze documents issued by the supervisory authorities.