FINN1071: Ethics and Finance

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FINN1071: Ethics and Finance

• The aims of the module are the following:
• introduce students to key concepts in ethics and their articulations in finance and financial offerings.
• discuss emerging ethical-based financing offerings, including ESG, social and sustainable development financing.
• provide students with frameworks and skills necessary to understand and critically evaluate the ethical nature of financial offerings in different institutional forms, including ESG, FinTechs and capital markets.

Content

• Ethical and Moral Foundations of Finance.
• Changing Financial Landscape and the Importance of Ethics in Finance and Financial Decision Making.
• Shareholder Value Maximisation vs Stakeholder Governance in Financial Sector
• Ethical Screening Methods in Finance and Investment: ESG, Responsible Finance, Impact Investing, Social Investment.
• Sustainable Development Financing.
• Ethical Capital Markets: Approaches and Products.
• Financial Inclusion, Inclusive Finance and Microfinance.
• Ethical Issues in Digital Financial Offerings, Fintechs, and Social Finance.
• Ethical and Social Finance Regulations.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand foundational bases of ethics and morality and their articulations in financial transactions and spheres.
• Develop knowledge of the ethical issues and dilemmas that arise in various financial offerings and institutional forms.
• Examine various forms of ethical compliance and screening in financial offerings.
• Develop knowledge of the ways and mechanisms finance and financial institutions can contribute to ESG and sustainable development.
• Understand the ethical aspects and requirements of the regulatory environment.

• By the end of the module, students should be able to:
• Recognize the ethics and ethical issues relevant to financial transactions and the sector.
• Developed technical and academic skills to distinguish and analyse ESG risks and ethical screening processes in financial transactions and the institutions.
• The ability to examine practical issues and case studies, practice problem-solving and analysis of ethical issues in financial transactions and institutions.
• Developed skills to critically evaluate developments, performance and progress of financial institutions and markets in relation to ethics, social and governance (ESG) and sustainable development goals (SDGs).
• Assess the regulatory approaches used in different jurisdictions to understand various ways in which ESGs and SDGs integrated into financial offerings.
• Understand ethical concepts and their articulations in finance and financial transactions from multi-disciplinary perspectives.

• Written Communication through summative assessment.
• Planning and Organising by observing the strict assignment deadlines and by preparing for the examination.
• Problem-solving and analysis by applying the necessary analytical skills to identify ethical compliance-related concerns and screening in financial transactions in undertaking seminars and assessed work.
• Ability to seek out and use relevant information and data sources, including electronic and bibliographic sources.
• Independent learning within a defined framework of study.
• Apply knowledge to new situations in relation to ethical decision-making in finance.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Teaching is by lectures and seminars. Learning takes place through attending lectures, preparations and participation at seminars, and private study.
• Seminar activities and discussions provide technical awareness of topics in a comprehensive form.
• Formative assessment will be answers prepared by students to pre-assigned questions and readings that are presented and discussed in seminars.
• Summative assessment comprises a 3000 word assignment.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Answers are prepared by students to pre-assigned questions and readings that are presented and discussed in seminars.