{"product_id":"ethics-in-finance-isbn-9781118615829","title":"Ethics in Finance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third edition of \u003ci\u003eEthics in Finance\u003c\/i\u003e presents an authoritative and wide-ranging examination of the major ethical issues in finance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003enew edition\u003c\/i\u003e has been expanded and thoroughly updated with extensive coverage of the recent financial crisis and the very latest developments within the financial world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSubstantially updated new edition with nearly 40% new material, including sections on credit cards, mortgage lending, microfinance, risk management, derivatives, and securitization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes coverage and references to the recent financial crisis and the very latest developments within the financial world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the practical issues that confront finance professionals, policy makers, and consumers of financial services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCites examples of the scandals that have shaken public confidence in Wall Street and world financial markets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes numerous examples throughout to illustrate the concepts and issues described within the text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Finance Ethics: An Overview 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Ethics in Finance 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Field of Finance Ethics 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Fundamentals of Finance Ethics 26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Framework for Ethics 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgents, Fiduciaries, and Professionals 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflict of Interest 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Ethics and the Retail Customer 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSales Practices 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCredit Cards 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMortgage Lending 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArbitration 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Ethics in Investment 120\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMutual Funds 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship Investing 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocially Responsible Investing 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrofinance 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Ethics in Financial Markets 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFairness in Markets 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsider Trading 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHostile Takeovers 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinancial Engineering 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Ethics in Financial Management 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Corporate Objective 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Management 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics of Bankruptcy 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Governance 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 273\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn R. Boatright\u003c\/b\u003e is the Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Professor of Business Ethics in the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola Universi­ty Chicago, and Director of the Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility. He is the author of the book \u003ci\u003eEthics and the Conduct of Business\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eFinance Ethics: Critical Issues in Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2010)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a past President of the Society for Business Ethics, and he serves on the editorial boards of \u003ci\u003eBusiness Ethics Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBusiness and Society Review.\u003c\/i\u003e He received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third edition of \u003ci\u003eEthics in Finance\u003c\/i\u003e presents an authoritative and comprehensive examination of the major ethical issues in finance, ranging across the major areas of financial markets, financial services, financial management, and finance theory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003enew edition\u003c\/i\u003e has been expanded and brought up-to-date, along with coverage of the recent financial crisis. The text also includes new sections on credit cards, mortgage lending, microfinance, risk management, derivatives, and securitization, and it also covers the very latest developments within the financial world. With extensive use of examples to illustrate concepts and issues described in the text, Boatright explains the importance of ethics in finance and provides a probing analysis of the major ethical controversies, from the ethical treatment of the retail customer in the offering of financial products to the activities that take place on Wall Street and world financial markets. \u003ci\u003eEthics in Finance\u003c\/i\u003e is vital reading for students and scholars of finance and business ethics, as well as anyone involved in financial activities.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“The world of finance is changing so quickly that we need strong moral guidance. In its third edition, John Boatright’s \u003ci\u003eEthics in Finance\u003c\/i\u003e still serves as a safe guide. This book should be on the desk of scholars, experts, managers, and analysts from all financial institutions and markets.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—Antonio Argandoña, IESE Business School\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Frederick the Great, author of the first Prussian banking law, famously said that finance is a special business practiced by special people. He was right. This excellent volume shows why. And how far we must go to return to first principles.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—Ingo Walter, Stern School of Business, New York University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989167816933,"sku":"NP9781118615829","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118615829.jpg?v=1761783066","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ethics-in-finance-isbn-9781118615829","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}