Remaining within the Rationale for Regulating/Supervising Financial Risks. International Regulatory & Supervisory Framework. Quantitative Techniques and Application (based on Excel). Financial Scandals. Hedge Funds. Project works, this course is concerned with recent developments in the regulation and supervision of insurance and banking risks with special reference to Solvency II and Basel II within a regulatory and supervisory context. The course also aims to provide a rigorous account of issues on financial scandals with a special reference to banking. Finally, the course aims to equip students with a rigorous understanding and application of financial risks. A special attention will also be given to IFRS17 regulations.