The financial crisis: issues and ethics  
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THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS – WHAT ARE THE LESSONS,
PARTICULARLY THE ETHICAL ONES?


A Discussion Paper by Bill Frilay, 12 December 2008


Summary
The paper draws on information and the opinions of many on the Global Financial Crisis.  It looks at 
•    What happened and why?
•    What are the lessons to be drawn from this?

From the viewpoint that business and business investment must serve society as a whole, it notes there are many factors behind the crisis including human error, a massive underestimation of investment risk, and greed and hubris across all sectors of society.

Drawing from this, it then seeks to develop a broad position on what actions government and the finance sector might take for the future.  This proposed position recognises the importance of allowing markets to work and includes a range of regulatory and non-regulatory proposals to increase fairness, market knowledge and risk, and stability
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