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Donate Now … … Our Resources Industry leading resources are free to access with the support of our generous donors. Case Studies Rigorous analyses of diverse ethics cases. Learn More Ethics 101 The history and basics of ethics. Learn More Video Ethics Training Our video series for financial ethics training. Learn More Journal Moral Cents is the only financial ethics journal publishing articles in the field. Learn More Textbooks Textbooks and book chapters authored by SPI’s President, Dr. Kara Tan Bhala. Learn More Dictionary A comprehensive finance and ethics dictionary for all users. Learn More … … … … Speaking Engagements Dr. Kara Tan Bhala has over 23 years of experience on the sell side and buy side of the finance industry, and years of training in moral philosophy. She has given speeches and lectures on financial ethics at universities, government institutions, and NGOs around the world. Contact Kara Bursa Malaysia Stock Exchange of Malaysia Keynote – Women in International Business International Trade Council of Kansas City Financial Ethics in the Age of Trump University of Auckland School of Law The Global Business Ethics Symposium Bentley University The Transparency Symposium Mercer Consulting Books Ethics in Finance: Case Studies from a Woman’s Life on Wall Street (2nd.Edition) Dr. Tan Bhala’s latest book Ethics in Finance: Case Studies from a Woman’s Life on Wall Street (2nd.Edition) , won five book awards and is an Amazon bestseller. The book captures true stories of an immigrant Asian American woman’s journey through the top echelons of Wall Street finance, with enduring lessons about ethics from her 30 years of experience (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023). Winner of the UK Business Book Awards 2022, best book in the International Business Book category Bronze medal recipient of the US Axiom Business Book Awards 2022 in the Business Ethics category Finalist, International Book Awards 2022 (US) Check out Contents | Order Book International Investment Management Read the new and original book lead-authored by Seven Pillars Institute’s President, Dr. Kara Tan Bhala. The book synthesizes three theories of finance and gives a lucid explanation of ethics and its real-world application in investment management. Read Preface | Order Book The Business of Ethics Dr. Kara Tan Bhala, President of Seven Pillars Institute, contributed a chapter to this handy, engaging and readily accessible volume. Contributors to the book span the academy, financial services, and industry. They include Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank and originator of social business and microcredit, Charles Hamden-Turner the creator of Dilemma Theory and Emmanuel Lulin, Chief Ethics Officer of L’Oreal. Check Out Contents | Order Book Research Handbook on Law and Ethics in Banking and Finance Dr. Kara Tan Bhala authored a chapter The Philosophical Foundations of Financial Ethics” in recently published Research Handbook on Law and Ethics in Banking and Finance , edited by Constanza Russo, Rosa Lastra, and William Blair. The editors and contributors are impressive experts in their fields. Sir Ross Cranston hails the book as a tour de force in considering how ethical considerations can inform the financial system”. Check Out Contents | Order Book Why We Must Rebuild Trustworthiness and Confidence in Financial Services; and How We Can Do It Dr. Kara Tan Bhala contributed a chapter Teaching Virtues in Finance Programs of Business Schools” to the book , Why We Must Rebuild Trustworthiness and Confidence in Financial Services; and How We Can Do It . She also was invited to write the foreword to the volume. Check out content | Order Book Our Supporters Chris Richey Warren and Lisa Yeh Louis and Kathy Mendes Collaboration with Queen Mary University of London Seven Pillars Institute for Global Finance and Ethics (SPI) and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London have a collaborative affiliation in their work on ethics, law, and regulation in finance. The goal of the collaboration is to foster a dialogue on important ethical policy issues affecting the financial services industry. The Prospect Think Tank Awards 2016 shortlisted and cited the research of Seven Pillars Institute (SPI) on climate change mitigation, praising its deft work on eco-tourism”. The Awards are an annual recognition of the influential work carried out by think tanks across the globe. Read More Dr. Kara Tan Bhala , the Institute’s President, continues her role on the eminent Jury of the Ethics and Trust in Finance 9th Global Prize. The Jury awards the Ethics in Finance Prize to the best creative papers with analyses and proposals for innovative ways to promote ethics and trust in finance. The Jury also allocates the prize money of US$20,000 among the winners. The competition spans the globe, has run since 2006, and produced a global network of former Prize winners. The closing date for the 2022-2023 9th edition of the Global Prize is May 29th 2023. 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