Discuss a real-world example of unethical behaviour by a large and significant investment firm that has resulted in harm to societal stakeholders
Your essay must use an example from a firm headquartered in Australia, Britain, Switzerland, Germany, France, or the USA
Assessment criteria and guidance:
• select an appropriate example of an investment firm
• ensure the correct jurisdiction as set out in the essay question applies
• demonstrate a good conceptual understanding of the notions of unethical
behaviour and harm to societal stakeholders
• point out clearly the unethical behaviour applicable to your example
• demonstrate that you have critically engaged with a range of predominantly
scholarly references in a credible manner
• use a suitable essay structure and appropriate grammar and relevant subject-
specific vocabulary to demonstrate your knowledge of the subject matter
Focus your essay on
• describing the example in depth
• outlining the harm to society
You may use practitioner sources. Avoid the use of non-scholarly, crowdsourced information like Wikipedia and Investopedia and personal blogs.Assessment criteria and guidance:
To do well in this assessment, you must:
• select an appropriate example of an investment firm
• ensure the correct jurisdiction as set out in the essay question applies
• demonstrate a good conceptual understanding of the notions of unethical
behaviour and harm to societal stakeholders
• point out clearly the unethical behaviour applicable to your example
• demonstrate that you have critically engaged with a range of predominantly
scholarly references in a credible manner
• use a suitable essay structure and appropriate grammar and relevant subject-
specific vocabulary to demonstrate your knowledge of the subject matter
Focus your essay on
• describing the example in depth
• outlining the harm to society
You may use practitioner sources. Avoid the use of non-scholarly, crowdsourced information like Wikipedia and Investopedia and personal blogs.
