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The American College Center for Ethics in Financial Services is committed to heightening awareness about ethical concerns through ongoing publications, including columns, scholarly articles, and white papers.



 
Julie Ragatz


How To Talk About Ethics In The Workplace
In an article from Broker World magazine, Professor Julie Ragatz discusses the delicate nature of talking about ethics in the workplace.

The article was originally published in Broker World Magazine, December 2011, www.brokerworldmag.com.

Julie thought this was a thought-provoking article:

A Contrarian View of Insider Trading

In Search of a Standard
In an article from Broker World magazine, Professor Julie Ragatz discusses adopting a moral standard that allows you to weigh the relative merits of each option in order to make good decisions.
 
"While people often intuitively recognize the ethical principles that guide their actions, it is often helpful to clarify the ethical standards they use to make decisions....."     more.
 
The article was originally published in Broker World Magazine, November 2011, www.brokerworldmag.com.
 
The Challenge Of Ethical Leadership
Oct 2011
In an article from Broker World magazine, Professor Julie Ragatz discusses the increasingly important role of ethics in leadership.
 
"Ethical leaders reward ethical behavior and in doing so, create an environment in which ethical behavior is considered the norm. Keep in mind, there is an important difference between rewarding ethical behavior and punishing unethical behavior..."     more.
 
The article was originally published in Broker World Magazine, October 2011, www.brokerworldmag.com.
 


The Foundation Of Ethical Responsibilities In Variable and Indexed Product Sales
Sep 2011
In an article from Broker World magazine, Professor Julie Ragatz discusses the role for ethics in the increasingly regulated environment of the financial services industry.
 
"One of the questions I am asked most frequently concerns the role for ethics in the increasingly regulated environment of the financial services industry. Given the scope of regulations, is there a place for ethical obligations? I believe that there is and, more importantly, by embracing ethical responsibilities, financial services professionals will experience a deeper level of personal fulfillment..."     more.
 
The article was originally published in Broker World Magazine, September 2011, www.brokerworldmag.com.
 

 
How Environmental Perceptions Affect Our Commitment to Act Ethically
22 Aug 2011
In this recently published article in Corporate Compliance Insights, Prof. Julie Ragatz discusses how behavior is affected by how people perceive their external environment, and reviews the ways in wich percpetion can get in the way of acting ethically.

  Anthony H. Catanach, Jr., Ph.D


Tony's blog

Double Edged Deferral

Grumpy Old Accountants
 
Why Groupon is Technically Insolvent
24 Oct 2011
In a recent CNBC article, Villanova business professor Anthony Catanach and Penn State accounting professor Ed Ketz, speak about the importance of forensic accounting — and shed some light on the kind of numbers that tend to get lost in the translation.
 
"The picture is even worse if you consider the significant intangible assets recorded by the company (goodwill, intangibles, deferred taxes, etc.). We still don’t have any reported evidence of the cash generating ability of these “assets”, so future write-downs may be forthcoming..."     more.
 

  Cary M. Maguire


Where is Ethics? Government, Financial and Health Care
19 Jan 2011
Cary Maguire spoke for Success North Dallas in January of 2011. He discussed the presence of Ethics in the Industry, and the importance of Ethical Education.