Table of Contents

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-he 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 Van Liedekerke). 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 (Celine Louche and Steven 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 Lori Verstegen Ryan). 26. Risk Management (Peter C. Young). 27. Bankruptcy (Ben S. Branch and Jennifer S. Taub). 28. Acquisitions, Mergers, and Takeovers (Anthony F. Buono and Roy A. Wiggins III). 29. Executive Compensation (John J. McCall). 30. Boards of Directors (Dan R. Dalton and Catherine M. Dalton). Index.

About the Author

JOHN R. BOATRIGHT is the Raymond C. Baumhart, S. J. Professor of Business Ethics and Professor of Management in the School of Business Administration at Loyola University Chicago. He is the author of the books Ethics and the Conduct of Business and Ethics in Finance. Dr. Boatright is a past-president of the Society for Business Ethics, and he serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly, and Business and Society Review. A graduate of the College of Wooster, he received his MA and PhD in philosophy from the University of Chicago.