Prof. Maume studied law at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg (Germany) and at La Trobe University Melbourne (Australia). After his practical legal training at the Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe, he joined TUM School of Management as a Senior Researcher in 2005. In 2009 he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) by the University of Augsburg. In 2010 Prof. Maume moved to Australia for a research project on information rights and corporate law. In 2013 he was awarded a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) by La Trobe University, Melbourne. During his candidature, he was a sessional staff member at La Trobe University School of Law, and a research assistant at Monash University Department of Business Law and Taxation, Melbourne. In 2013, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor for Corporate Governance and Capital Markets Law at TUM School of Management. In 2019, he was promoted to Associate Professor (with tenure).
Spectacular cases such as the LIBOR scam or the Porsche/VW takeover have raised questions of overlaps of anticompetitive or abusive conduct and securities regulation. Policymakers have not addressed this issue yet. What are the implications for the design of the overlapping rules, their enforcement, and market conduct supervision in general?
The finance industry is facing enormous challenges caused by digitization. Algorithms give financial advice to clients and make independent investments decisions. The traditional toolbox for regulation of intermediaries needs to be adjusted, for example in relation to avoiding and disclosing conflicts of interest, and in particular concerning liability for bad investment decisions.
