Ethics In Financial Services Insights
Perspectives on Ethical Leadership 2012
Specifically, the group examined how the current financial services industry often doesn't serve the best interests of middle-market consumers. Methods to increse incentives for service to this community were primary focus of discussion.
Read the full 2012 Forum report here.
Ethics In Financial Services Insights
Perspectives on Ethical Leadership 2013
Specifically, the group tackled the question of how persistently low interest rates were impacting confidence in the financial services industry. Transparency with consumers was also a main point of the discussion.
Read the full 2013 Forum report here.
Ethics In Financial Services Insights
Perspectives on Ethical Leadership 2014
Specifically, the group tackled the question of how to build trust in the financial services industry, and whether government regulation is helping to steer it toward a more ethical alignment. Career transitions and accounting dilemmas were also discussed.
Read the full 2014 Forum report here.
Ethics In Financial Services Insights
Perspectives on Ethical Leadership 2015
Specifically, the group tackled the issue of elder care and what duty advisors have to their elderly clients. A case study in which several children were potentially taking financial advantage of a parent with diminished decision-making capacity was prominently featured.
Read the full 2015 Forum report here.
Ethics In Financial Services Insights
Perspectives on Ethical Leadership 2016
Specifically, the group focused on questions about which kinds of financial products should be allowed on the market. Fixed-index annuities and other products with increased complexity were debated from a practical and moral standpoint.
Read the full 2016 Forum report here.
Ethics In Financial Services Insights
Perspectives on Ethical Leadership 2017
Specifically, the group discussed how the desire of a company to increase profits can sometimes conflict with its ethical duty to clients and the public. Additionally, attention was paid to whether corporations should abide by simply the letter or also the spirit of the agreements they make with clients.
Read the full 2017 Forum report here.
Ethics In Financial Services Insights
Perspectives on Ethical Leadership 2018
Specifically, the group looked into issues surrounding the increasing use of algorithm-driven technology in financial services and how it could create unforeseen and harmful biases. The discussion also included an examination of human moral intuition versus purely data-driven decision-making.
Read the full 2018 Forum report here.
Ethics In Financial Services Insights
Perspectives on Ethical Leadership 2019
Specifically, the group examined how current controversial social issues play a role in business decisions. They also discussed how companies and employees can stay true to their own values and codes of ethics while maintaining a profitable business.
Read the full 2019 Forum report here.