Cover -- Vorwort -- Ethik der Banken? Herausforderungen und Perspektiven -- I. Verantwortungsvoll investieren. Begründung und Umsetzung -- Geld und Geltung. Zur Moral eines gesellschaftlichen Leitmediums -- Verantwortlich Investierende. Motive, Massstäbe und Handlungsoptionen von...

The contributors – top international scholars from finance, law and business – explore the role of governance, both internal and external, in explaining risk-taking and other aspects of the behavior of financial institutions. Additionally, they discuss market and policy features affecting...

Recently, there has been a growing focus on sustainability issues within the financial sector. However, quantitative analysis of social and governance aspects has been challenging due to difficulties in data modelling. With the recent regulatory updates for standardised disclosure, the next step...

The evolution of COVID-19 provides information (e.g. daily confirmed contagion cases) to test the performance and resilience of green bonds and ESG indices during crisis periods. After controlling for variables accounting for the state of the economy and market conditions, we find a significant...