Transparency, integrity and trust are acknowledged to be the core pillars of ethical and professional conduct within the investment industry. We believe that the investment industry should work for the ultimate benefit of society, and this can’t be achieved without maintaining the highest possible standards and ethics.
Our practitioner developed resources will help you make practical judgments and navigate ambiguous ethical situations in your everyday roles to ensure that the Code of Ethics and Professional Standards remain at the heart of your decision-making.
Paul Moody, Managing Director, Global Partnerships and Client Solutions, CFA Institute reflects on his career in the first part of our Ethics interview series.
Jonathan Boersma, CFA, Head, Professional Standards and Executive Director, Global Investment Performance Standards explains their progress and their impact worldwide.
ETHICS LEARNING PLAN, MODULE 1: David Sokol advised Berkshire Hathaway to acquire Lubrizol. Consider the background to the acquisition and examine the ethics of Sokol’s decisions.
ETHICS LEARNING PLAN, MODULE 2: Define the UK conduct regulations for financial services, and how these rules reframe the Lubrizol case through a different lens.
ETHICS LEARNING PLAN, MODULE 3: Explore the obligations investment professionals working in the UK should follow, and whether David Sokol did the same.
ETHICS LEARNING PLAN, MODULE 4: The relationship between employers and employees can be ethically uneasy. Learn how you can navigate it while retaining your integrity.
ETHICS LEARNING PLAN, MODULE 5: Consider how ethics is viewed and policed within the US and Asian markets, and whether Sokol’s actions stand up against these values.
How should investment professionals handle themselves ethically within the industry? Consider four case studies to see how to tackle ethics in the real world.