Ethics in finance /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2008.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Financial ethics : an overview. The need for ethics in finance. Ethics and financial markets. The financial services industry. Individuals in organizations
- Theoretical perspectives in finance. Equity and efficiency. Fiduciaries, agents, and professionals. Agency theory. Conflict of interest
- Ethical issues in financial services. Sales practices. Churning, twisting, and flipping. Arbitration. Personal trading. Mutual funds
- Ethical issues in investment decisions. Bank lending practices. Socially responsible investing. Relationship investing. Investment and the new finance
- Ethics in financial markets. Insider and program trading. The ethics of bankruptcy. Hostile takeovers
- The financial theory of the firm. Traditional theories. The contractual theory. The objective of the firm. The stakeholder challenge.