A code of ethics issued by a business is a particular kind of policy statement. A properly framed code is, in effect, a form of legislation within the company binding on its employees, with specific ...

A code of ethics is important for businesses to establish to ensure that everyone in the company is clear on the mission, values and guiding principles of the company. It provides employees with a ...

We are all probably aware of companies that crossed an ethical line by cheating customers, knowingly manufacturing shoddy products, or deceiving stockholders by falsifying financial statements. While ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Recently, Management Insights contributor Bob Stone published a column mentioning specifically that ICMA's Code of Ethics ("a pretty good code of ethics") is long, recommending a wallet-sized code of ...

The Requirement: Form 10-K (via Reg S-K Item 406) requires a company to disclose whether it has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the company’s principal executive officer, principal financial ...