The Fault Lines of Finance: Understanding and preventing financial misconduct

Discover what helps financial professionals stay ethical – and the unexpected forces that threaten to derail us.

Why do smart, capable and caring financial professionals sometimes make ethical mistakes? Why do financial scandals keep happening? In this groundbreaking work, a seasoned financial services lawyer joins forces with a neuropsychologist to expose the hidden psychological currents and power dynamics that threaten to drive high-stakes ethical failures. Through riveting case studies of real-world frauds and moral crises, they take you beneath the surface of everyday decisions to reveal the invisible forces that can compromise even the most principled professionals.

Written especially for new advisers and their managers, this is also an essential read for anyone in financial services who cares about the legacy they leave behind.

Whether you’re a veteran adviser, team leader or rising professional, this book provides essential tools to build resilience against ethical failure. It will help you safeguard your own reputation and the integrity of your industry.