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The third edition of Ethics in Finance presents an authoritative and wide-ranging examination of the major ethical issues in finance.

This new edition has been expanded and thoroughly updated with extensive coverage of the recent financial crisis and the very latest developments within the financial world.

  • Substantially updated new edition with nearly 40% new material, including sections on credit cards, mortgage lending, microfinance, risk management, derivatives, and securitization
  • Includes coverage and references to the recent financial crisis and the very latest developments within the financial world
  • Focuses on the practical issues that confront finance professionals, policy makers, and consumers of financial services
  • Cites examples of the scandals that have shaken public confidence in Wall Street and world financial markets
  • Includes numerous examples throughout to illustrate the concepts and issues de

    Table of Contents

    Preface vii

    Acknowledgments ix

    Abbreviations x

    1 Finance Ethics: An Overview 1

    The Need for Ethics in Finance 2

    The Field of Finance Ethics 13

    2 Fundamentals of Finance Ethics 26

    A Framework for Ethics 27

    Agents, Fiduciaries, and Professionals 40

    Conflict of Interest 45

    3 Ethics and the Retail Customer 63

    Sales Practices 64

    Credit Cards 78

    Mortgage Lending 96

    Arbitration 108

    4 Ethics in Investment 120

    Mutual Funds 121

    Relationship Investing 141

    Socially Responsible Investing 148

    Microfinance 155

    5 Ethics in Financial Markets 171

    Fairness in Markets 172

    Insider Trading 182

    Hostile Takeovers 189

    Financial Engineering 201

    6 Ethics in Financial Management 223

    The Corporate Objective 224

    Risk Management 234

    Ethics of Bankruptcy 243

    Corporate Governance 254

    Index 273

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 24/01/2014
      ISBN13: 9781118615829, 978-1118615829
      ISBN10: 1118615824
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The third edition of Ethics in Finance presents an authoritative and wide-ranging examination of the major ethical issues in finance.

      This new edition has been expanded and thoroughly updated with extensive coverage of the recent financial crisis and the very latest developments within the financial world.

      • Substantially updated new edition with nearly 40% new material, including sections on credit cards, mortgage lending, microfinance, risk management, derivatives, and securitization
      • Includes coverage and references to the recent financial crisis and the very latest developments within the financial world
      • Focuses on the practical issues that confront finance professionals, policy makers, and consumers of financial services
      • Cites examples of the scandals that have shaken public confidence in Wall Street and world financial markets
      • Includes numerous examples throughout to illustrate the concepts and issues de

        Table of Contents

        Preface vii

        Acknowledgments ix

        Abbreviations x

        1 Finance Ethics: An Overview 1

        The Need for Ethics in Finance 2

        The Field of Finance Ethics 13

        2 Fundamentals of Finance Ethics 26

        A Framework for Ethics 27

        Agents, Fiduciaries, and Professionals 40

        Conflict of Interest 45

        3 Ethics and the Retail Customer 63

        Sales Practices 64

        Credit Cards 78

        Mortgage Lending 96

        Arbitration 108

        4 Ethics in Investment 120

        Mutual Funds 121

        Relationship Investing 141

        Socially Responsible Investing 148

        Microfinance 155

        5 Ethics in Financial Markets 171

        Fairness in Markets 172

        Insider Trading 182

        Hostile Takeovers 189

        Financial Engineering 201

        6 Ethics in Financial Management 223

        The Corporate Objective 224

        Risk Management 234

        Ethics of Bankruptcy 243

        Corporate Governance 254

        Index 273

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