- Docente: Barbara Petracci
- Credits: 6
- SSD: SECS-P/09
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Social Economy (cod. 8489)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to deal with the ethics approach to the financial market in all its aspects: banking and financial management. At the end of the course the student is able: to know the risks and the peculiarities which the financial activity must face with regards to ethics; to have a general knowledge of the literature dealing with the ethical behavior of the banker and of the trader; to analyze the ethical challenges which the modern society must face with regards to the financial relationships.
Course contents
What is ethics?
Business ethics: definitions, reasons to face these issues, historical evolution, benefits from ethical behaviors
Ethics in listed companies and their behavior towards stakeholders
- Corporate social responsibility
- Corporate governance
- Illegal practices (Insider trading and Market manipulation)
Investor ethics:
- Socially responsible funds
- Impact investing: Microfinance, Social impact bonds, Venture philanthropy, Crowdfunding
- Islamic finance
Readings/Bibliography
Study and reading material will be distributed during the course.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Case studies
Assessment methods
Valuation is based on a written exam and the final mark is expressed in thirties.
The structure of the exam is composed of 14 multiple choices (maximum 14 points) and 2 open-ended questions (maximum 16 points).
The exam lasts 1 hour.
Office hours
See the website of Barbara Petracci