1.Course introduction This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the legal issues that arise in financial law and FinTech from both a practical and theoretical perspective. The topics that will be covered include, inter alia, private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, crowdfunding, FinTech regulations and sustainable investments. The course will discuss selected issues in relation to partnership law, corporate law and securities law arising from the different types of investment vehicles. Certain topics of this course will provide relevant comparisons with different investment vehicles in mainland China, the US, EU and Singapore. It will be of interest to those interested in the law and practice of alternative investments and FinTech. The broad topics that will be covered in this course are listed below. The reading assignments for each class will essentially consist of academic and practitioner articles on areas of covered in this course. Since there are no textbooks or other materials that cover the breadth of this course, different sets of readings will be assigned for each class. For each lecture there are required and background readings. The readings have been selected to provide you with the knowledge to understand the lectures and participate in the classes. Class participation is very important in this course. Therefore, required readings should be read prior to the lecture. I have provided background readings for those students who may have a particular interest in an issue discussed in the class and/or are having difficulty understanding a particular concept. It is not necessary to read the background readings to be able to understand or fully participate in the class discussions. All of the required and background readings will be posted prior to the relevant lecture. The literature in this field moves quickly and the relevant legislation may change during the course, so I will also include new unpublished work, newspaper articles and/or website references to the reading list. The course will be conducted through seminars. You are requested to read the assigned materials in advance of the class in order to appreciate the class discussions. This would allow students to understand the technical issues and the unfamiliar laws in China, Singapore or Hong Kong that may be brought up in class discussions. The course methodology will follow a combination of lectures and class discussions, with the Socratic method employed to the extent necessary. 2.Course Assessment &Grading The assessment for the course comprises of the following: (1)Class Participation (30%) (2)Research paper (70%)