Finance ethics : critical issues in theory and practice / John R. Boatright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boatright, John Raymond, 1941-

Series:

Robert W. Kolb series in finance.

The Robert W. Kolb series in finance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business ethics.

Finance--Moral and ethical aspects.

Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (603 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A groundbreaking exploration of the critical ethical issues in financial theory and practice Compiled by volume editor John Boatright, Finance Ethics consists of contributions from scholars from many different finance disciplines. It covers key issues in financial markets, financial services, financial management, and finance theory, and includes chapters on market regulation, due diligence, reputational risk, insider trading, derivative contracts, hedge funds, mutual and pension funds, insurance, socially responsible investing, microfinance, earnings management, risk managem

Contents:

FINANCE ETHICS: Critical Issues in Theory and Practice; Contents; Part I: Overview; Chapter 1: Ethics in Finance*; Part II: Finance Theory; Chapter 2: Ethical Implications of Finance; Chapter 3: Behavioral Assumptions of Finance; Chapter 4: Efficiency and Rationality; Chapter 5: Returns, Risk, and Financial Due Diligence; Chapter 6: Reputational Risk; Chapter 7: Agency Theory; Chapter 8: The Financial Theory of the Firm; Part III: Financial Markets; Chapter 9: Fairness in Financial Markets; Chapter 10: Regulation; Chapter 11: Insider Trading

Chapter 12: Derivative Contracts: Futures, Options, and SwapsChapter 13: Hedge Funds; Chapter 14: Sovereign Wealth Funds; Part IV: Financial Services; Chapter 15: Marketing of Financial Services; Chapter 16: Financial Codes of Ethics; Chapter 17: Banking; Chapter 18: Mutual Funds; Chapter 19: Pension Funds; Chapter 20: Insurance; Chapter 21: Responsible Investing; Chapter 22: Microfinance; Part V: Financial Management; Chapter 23: Shareholder Wealth Maximization; Chapter 24: Earnings Management; Chapter 25: Investor Relations; Chapter 26: Risk Management; Chapter 27: Bankruptcy

Chapter 28: Acquisitions, Mergers, and TakeoversChapter 29: Executive Compensation; Chapter 30: Boards of Directors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786612756108

9781282756106

1282756109

9781118266298

1118266293

9780470768099

0470768096

OCLC:

664565697