John R. Boatright, editor of this volume in the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, brings together a group of expert contributors to present essential perspectives on a range of practical issues in the financial services industry regarding ethics including investment decision making and factors affecting corporate financial management. By focusing on standards of fairness in market transactions and the duties of fiduciaries and agents in financial relationships, among many other topics, the contributors offer readers a comprehensive collection on the past, present, and future of this ever changing field. Additional topics include the ethics of sales practices, personal trading by fund managers, a discussion of the growing socially responsible investment movement, insider trading and program trading, the abuse of bankruptcy, and hostile takeovers.This volume also contains a critical examination of the ‘firm’ in finance andthe financial objective of firms.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-49916-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 600
- Fecha Publicación: 15/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés