Essays about: "fiduciary duty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words fiduciary duty.

  1. 1. Fiduciary Duty : Developing a Morally Worthy Account of an Economic Agent’s Duties to Stakeholders

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för praktisk filosofi

    Author : Carl Sandstrom; [2023]
    Keywords : Fiduciary Duty;

    Abstract : Fiduciary Duty is the legal obligation that economic agents must act in the best interests of their beneficiaries, however the legal definition is vague. There are two general categories of ways of interpreting Fiduciary Duty. READ MORE

  3. 2. Understanding the Implications of Sustainability Inclusion : A Case Study of the Role of the Financial Advisor and Sustainability

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Rebecca Larsson; Linnea Månsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Advisor role; EU action plan on sustainable; fiduciary duty; financial advisor; MiFID II; retail clients; sustainable finance; sustainable investing; sustainability preferences.; Rådgivarrollen; EU:s handlingsplan för hållbar tillväxt; god rådgivningssed; finansiell rådgivare; MiFID II; privatkunder; hållbar ekonomi; hållbara investeringar; hållbarhets-preferenser;

    Abstract : The role of the financial advisor is subject to fiduciary duty, which means that the advisor always should act in the best interest of the client and has traditionally referred to the financial aspects. Finance is now experiencing a revolution, where the concept of sustainable finance is on the agenda of many actors when the sustainability amendments to MiFID II entered into force, as part of the EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance. READ MORE

  4. 3. Attaining Legitimacy in Defiance of a Tarnished Reputation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Olof Ström; [2021]
    Keywords : Gazprom; corporate legitimacy; corporate reputation; stakeholder theory; corporate governance; fiduciary duty; moral foundations theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : PJSC Gazprom is one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, but has a tarnished reputation and some critics question its corporate legitimacy. Using the moral foundations theory as a basis, a thematic content analysis was conducted to examine PJSC Gazprom’s efforts to support its reputation and legitimacy. READ MORE

  5. 4. FIDUCIARY DUTY AND ESG CONSIDERATIONS – ARE THEY COMPATIBLE? A case study on institutional investors and their commitment to the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jenny Asplund; William Samadzadehaghdam; [2020-07-01]
    Keywords : SRI; Fiduciary duty; ESG; Institutional investors; Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance; Shareholder engagement;

    Abstract : As a response to the issues regarding climate change, several organizations and initiatives are founded to tackle them, such as the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (AOA), backed by the United Nations. The explicit goal of the institutional investors in this alliance is to decarbonize their portfolios by 2050. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fiduciary Duty to Whom, Parent or Grandparent? Aching Priorities within Stewardship Theory

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Rasmus Sanne; Adrian Sefai; [2020]
    Keywords : Agency theory; Stewardship theory; Assumed autonomy; Principal-hierarchy; Priority divergence;

    Abstract : With increased globalization and competition, increased complexity in organizational structures has followed. How to best manage the branches of such structures has been the focal point in much of the previous research ­- why different branches behave in certain ways has however been less researched. READ MORE