Overview
Instructions
The summary should be approximately 250-500 words. In order to qualify as substantive, the post should further the discussion by adding a new supportive fact or continuing the conversation with a follow up question (reasoning for the question included in the post). Please include proper citations in your discussion post. Points will be deducted if proper citations are not used.
Assessment Description - DQ 1
Briefly discuss the purpose and role that each type of financial institution (depositary, contractual, and investment) play in the U.S. economy. How do each of these institutions intersect with the various types of markets, i.e., capital, money, spot (cash), derivatives, Forex and Interbank, primary, and secondary (inclusive of OTC)?
Assessment Description - DQ 2
Using your Wall Street Journal subscription, select an article about any publicly traded firm that enjoys a large shareholder base. How has the company incorporated ethics into the financial management practices? Discuss what challenges the firm has encountered (or is likely to encounter) and how they have sustained ethical practices despite internal or external (market) pressures. Frame your response relative to the financial manager’s fiduciary duty to maximize shareholder’s wealth.