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"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,...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The Robert W. Kolb series in finance
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118266298 |
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"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 management, bankruptcy, executive compensation, hostile takeovers, and boards of directors. Special attention is given to fairness in markets and the delivery of financial services, and to the duties of fiduciaries and agents. Rigorous analysis of the topics covered provides essential information and practical guidance for practitioners in finance as well as for students and academics with an interest in finance ethics. Ethics in Finance skillfully explains the need for ethics in the personal conduct of finance professionals and the operation of financial markets and institutions."-- |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (vii, 592 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781118266298 (electronic bk.) 1118266293 (electronic bk.) 9780470768099 (electronic bk.) 0470768096 (electronic bk.) 9780470499160 (hbk.) 0470499168 (hbk.) 9781444391602 (electronic bk.) 1444391607 (electronic bk.) 1282756109 9781282756106 |
| Index Number: | HF5387 |
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F830-05 F831.59 |
| 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. |