The Center for Financial Law (CFL) was established on 1 October 2003 with a view to further intensify research activities and cooperation in the fields of credit law and capital market law and make them more visible.

The Center aims to be among the leading research centres in Europe in the field of financial law.

The goal of the Center is to conduct financial law research in cooperation with other researchers and practitioners to the widest possible extent.

Another goal is to ensure the most adequate connection between research and teaching at CBS.

Highlights of 2005

The following highlights of 2005 – the Center's second year – deserve special mention:

• The research activity resulted in a substantial production: six books, six articles in books, 14 articles in journals, one working paper and 15 works in the "Other publications" category.

• In addition to the above research activity, two members of the Center staff completed their PhD theses, which will both be published in January 2006.

• Cooperation with the business community was further extended. The Center's approach – establishing small working or project groups – is emphasised as a positive and expedient way to involve practitioners.

• The Center staff had a positive dialogue with the media.

Academic profile & research strategy

The research at CFL centres on financial law in a wider sense. In principle, the subject-matter is all that is going on in the financial institutions. The main areas are banking, credit secured by mortgage on real property, insurance, stock exchange and pension, in customer relations as well as in institutional issues. The Center's activities are conducted in an interplay between internal researchers, visiting professors, specialist groups, and its research results are published on an ongoing basis. The Center staff teach under the CBS study programmes. Its research forms the basis of courses and also provides the academic framework of a number of seminars and conferences. Work is often done in small groups to ensure speedy and flexible experience exchange. The business community is involved whenever possible.

International cooperation is given high priority as an extension of existing working relations in the Nordic countries and in the form of new relations to similar research centres in the EU.