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ETHICS IN FINANCE
Click to edit Master subtitle style By :- SHIKHAR VERMA 4/26/12
Most of the ethical issues regarding finance are concerned with financial reporting*.
*[Is a formal record of the financial activities of a business, person, or other entity.]
Types of Finance
Corporate accounting and finance, which refers to the accounting practices reporting through financial statements of public limited companies is broadly categorized as follow :1)
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Financial Accounting
Financial accountancy is used to prepare accounting information for people outside the organization or not involved in the day-to-day running of the company. It is basically concerned with the preparation of financial statements for decision makers, such as :4/26/12
Stockholders
Primarily historical.
Designed and intended for use by shareholders, creditors, and public regulators. Reported publicly.
(Generally in the AGMs of the organization)
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Management Accounting
The provisions and use of accounting information to managers with in organizations. To provide them with the basis to make informed business decisions.
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Designed and intended for use by managers within the organization, instead of being intended for use by shareholders, creditors, and public regulators. Usually confidential and used by management, instead of publicly reported. Computed by reference to the needs of managers, often using management information systems, 4/26/12 instead of by reference to general financial
Financial Management
The management of the finances of a business organization in order to achieve financial objectives The key objectives of financial management would be to:
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Ethics In Finance
Ethics in general is concerned with human behavior that is acceptable or "right" and that is not acceptable or "wrong" based on conventional morality.
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INSIDER TRADING
Insider trading is the trading of a corporation's stock or other securities (e.g. bonds or stock options) by individuals with potential access to non-public information about the company. For example :
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FINANCIAL DECEPTION
Financial deception (or financial scam / financial fraud) is the Attractive but false presentation of financial assets, Transactions or schemes, By manipulators whose real aim is to pocket those investor's savings.
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CHURNING
Churning is a slang term that is defined as
Excessive trading on a client account by a broker. The purpose of the activity is not to benefit the investor, But to generate additional commissions for the broker. Also referred to as twisting,
SUITABILITY
Suitability refers to the situation when a broker recommends to the clients that you buy or sell a particular security. In making this assessment, the broker must consider the clients risk tolerance, other security holdings, financial situation (income and net worth), financial needs, and investment objectives.
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The following practices are examples of violations of the suitability rules: a reasonable Recommending securities without having
basis for the recommendation Recommending securities without taking the client's financial situation, needs and objectives into account
Failing to describe important facts and risks about the security to each client
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Organizations are making some arrangements for giving advanced ethics education to its employees and workers.
Encouraging ethical behaviour to reduce pressure 4/26/12 created by the corporate culture.
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