Are you keeping up with your ethical exercise? Keep your ethical “muscles” in shape with these weekly ethics cases that involve a variety of situations and people.
Sometimes ethical situations can arise through in unexpected places, such as in conversations over lunch about recommendations for an investment advisor. Get your ethical exercise as you read and assess this week’s case.
CFA Institute members and candidates have to abide by the Code and Standards, but sometimes the right course of action to do so is not clear. Read on to practice your ethical decision-making skills.
Asset managers face many decisions when taking care of their clients’ portfolios, and sometimes choosing the best investments can present ethical dilemmas. Read this week’s case for an example.
The question of whether the blockchain will end up as nothing or everything continues to be asked with no definitive answer as of yet.
On 23 February, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) launched the second—and likely final—round of consultation before dual-class share (DCS) structures are expected to be introduced to the Hong Kong market later this year.
There are many reasons why someone would decide to leave an employer, but the question is how much is okay to share with others, especially clients, about the reasons for leaving?
This week’s case presents a very real-world situation that we read about in the news often — getting hacked and clients’ confidential information being stolen.
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has published a survey for investment adviser representatives (IARs) to collect opinions on the implementation of a continuing education program.
Although an appeals court ruling vacated the DOL's fiduciary duty rule, the debate is far from over.
Climate change is an issue that will have an immense impact on our lives and the financial world in the coming years. Engagement between issuers and investors on the issue is increasing as investors begin to plan for investing in a world with a lower carbon footprint.
Some clients may demand to be treated differently. But where is the line between that being all right and crossing ethical boundaries?
Institutional investors continue to recognize the importance of their stewardship activities working to improve companies’ ESG, pay, and fiduciary practices through corporate engagement and proxy voting.
Practicing your ethical decision-making skills will help you be better equipped to handle dilemmas that arise in your world, especially ones that pop up unexpectedly.
After some hiccups earlier this decade, talks of permitting the listing of companies with dual-class share (DCS) structures have gained traction in Hong Kong and Singapore, two major financial centers in Asia .