3604376: Ethics and professional standards

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Semester:WS 13/14
Type:Lecture
Language:English
Scheduled in semester:3
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:18.0 L / 13.5 h
Self-directed study time:31.5 h

Module coordination/Lecturers

Curricula

Master's degree programme in Banking and Financial Management (01.10.2008)

Description

  • Ethical Demands in Investment Management.
  • Professional Standards in Investment Management, e.g. in Connection with Non-Public Information, Obligations to Customers and Employers, Dealing with Conflict of Interest
  • Ethical Aspects in Practice
  • Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

Learning Outcomes

  • Integrating and justifying ethical demands in one's own dealings
  • Discussing and scrutinising ethical aspects
  • Being familiar with professional standards
  • Realising obligations to customers and employers
  • Illustrating and dealing with conflict of interest
  • Developing a comprehensive perspective of the capital market
  • Relating to the Global Investment Performance Standards

Qualifications

Literature

Required reading:

  • Standards of Practice Handbook, Tenth Edition (effective 1 July 2010) [http://www.cfapubs.org/toc/ccb/2010/2010/2]

Recommended reading:
  • Boatright, J. R. (1999). Ethics in Finance. Blackwell Publishing Limited.

Materials

Lecture slides will be available on Moodle

Exam Modalities

  • Written examination with 90 minutes editing time (50%) (60min of this course content)

Dates

DatumZeitRaum
17.10.201309:00 - 16:30S4
18.10.201309:00 - 16:30S4