Boatright Finance Ethics

Critical Issues in Theory and Practice
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-76809-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 600 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Robert W. Kolb Series

A groundbreaking exploration of the critical ethical issues infinancial theory and practice
Compiled by volume editor John Boatright, Finance Ethicsconsists of contributions from scholars from many different financedisciplines.
It covers key issues in financial markets, financial services,financial management, and finance theory, and includes chapters onmarket regulation, due diligence, reputational risk, insidertrading, derivative contracts, hedge funds, mutual and pensionfunds, insurance, socially responsible investing, microfinance,earnings management, risk management, bankruptcy, executivecompensation, hostile takeovers, and boards of directors.
* Special attention is given to fairness in markets and thedelivery of financial services, and to the duties of fiduciariesand agents
* Rigorous analysis of the topics covered provides essentialinformation and practical guidance for practitioners in finance aswell as for students and academics with an interest in financeethics
Ethics in Finance skillfully explains the need for ethicsin the personal conduct of finance professionals and the operationof financial markets and institutions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boatright, John R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Overview.
1. Ethics in Finance (John R. Boatright).
Part II Finance Theory.
2. Ethical Implications of Finance (Robert W. Kolb).
3. Behavioral Assumptions of Finance (John Dobson).
4. Efficiency and Rationality (Nien-hê Hsieh).
5. Risk, Return, and Financial Due Diligence (Christopher L.Culp and J. B. Heaton).
6. Reputational Risk (Ingo Walter).
7. Agency Theory (Joseph Heath).
8. Financial Theory of the Firm (Wayne Norman).
Part III Financial Markets.
9. Fairness in Markets (Eugene Heath).
10. Market Regulation (Edward Soule).
11. Insider Trading (Peter-Jan Engelen and Luc VanLiedekerke).
12. Derivative Contracts: Futures, Options, and Swaps (James A.Overdahl).
13. Hedge Funds (Thomas Donaldson).
14. Sovereign Wealth Funds (Colleen Baker).
Part IV Financial Services.
15. Marketing of Financial Services (George G. Brenkert).
16. Financial Codes of Ethics (Julie A. Ragatz and Ronald F.Duska).
17. Banking (Christopher J. Cowton).
18. Mutual Funds (D. Bruce Johnsen).
19. Pension Funds (David Hess).
20. Insurance (Ronald F. Duska and Julie A. Ragatz).
21. Socially Responsible Investing (Céline Louche andSteven Lydenberg).
22. Microfinance (Antonio Argandona).
Part V Financial Management.
23. Shareholder Wealth Maximization (Duane Windsor).
24. Earnings Management (Leonard J. Brooks).
25. Investor Relations (Cynthia Clark Williams and LoriVerstegen Ryan).
26. Risk Management (Peter C. Young).
27. Bankruptcy (Ben S. Branch and Jennifer S. Taub).
28. Acquisitions, Mergers, and Takeovers (Anthony F. Buono andRoy A. Wiggins III).
29. Executive Compensation (John J. McCall).
30. Boards of Directors (Dan R. Dalton and Catherine M.Dalton).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

JOHN R. BOATRIGHT is the Raymond C. Baumhart, S. J.Professor of Business Ethics and Professor of Management in theSchool of Business Administration at Loyola University Chicago. Heis the author of the books Ethics and the Conduct of Business andEthics in Finance. Dr. Boatright is a past-president of the Societyfor Business Ethics, and he serves on the editorial boards of theJournal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly, and Businessand Society Review. A graduate of the College of Wooster, hereceived his MA and PhD in philosophy from the University ofChicago.