Not exact matches
Half of those surveyed
believe, «It is difficult to make career progression at my
firm without being flexible on ethical standards,» and that «being too rigid over ethical standards will make my
firm less competitive,» and «it is not realistic for
everyone working
in the financial services industry to adhere to ethical standards at all times.»
14 % of respondents
believe that insider trading practices
in the alternative investment industry have become less prevalent since the FBI arrested Raj Rajaratnam and scared the bejeezus out of
everyone, a noticeable drop from January 2016 when 25 % of respondents felt this way; 37 % of respondents think the news of arrests and convictions there has had little impact on insider trading because those who engage
in such practices think they are smarter than
everyone else and will never get caught, compared with 39 % of respondents
in 2016; and 49 % of respondents
believe the influx of money into funds
in recent years and the explosion
in the number of hedge fund
firms has put enough pressure on fund managers that there will always be a few desperate enough to try anything, including insider trading, a significant increase from the 36 % of respondents who felt this way
in the Roundtable's previous survey on this topic.
Economic development is something I'm very passionate about because I
believe when governments,
firms and people make the most effective decisions, the quality of
everyone's life
in that society is improved.
In sum, uniting the resources of a private law
firm with a public organization on a particular cause is a win - win for
everyone, with a significant impact on the community, and I
believe this trend will continue.
I think power
in the average law
firm resides with its top salespeople only because
everyone else
in the
firm believes that it does.