Hosmer, Larue Tone

Ethics in finance / edited by John R. Boatright. - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Blackwell, 2008. - x, 217 p. ; 23 cm - Fundamentals of business ethics .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- 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 stakeholder challenge.

140515599X (hbk.) 1405156007 (pbk.) 9781405156004 (pbk.)

2007003772 9781405155991 (hbk.)


Business ethics.
Finance -- Moral and ethical aspects.

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