The Fault Lines of Finance
Dr Moira Somers & Philippa Hann
Discover what helps financial professionals stay ethical – and the unexpected forces that threaten to derail them.
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.
Meet the authors
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Dr Moira Somers
Dr. Moira Somers is a leading practitioner in the field of financial psychology. She works with families and organizations committed to ensuring that their wealth and their work serve as a force for good.
Philippa Hann
Philippa Hann is CEO of Paradigm Norton Financial Planning and a former financial services lawyer with 20 years’ experience suing financial advisers, wealth managers, banks and accountants.
Book FAQs
1 / What is The Fault Lines of Finance about?
The Fault Lines of Finance goes well beyond abstract ethical theory and provides a practical roadmap that reveals:
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How ethical breaches actually occur in real-world scenarios
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Why scandals persistently plague financial services
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The common psychological blind spots that leave everyone vulnerable
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Concrete strategies that will transform integrity from aspiration to deliberate practice
2 / Who should read this book about financial ethics and misconduct?
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.
3 / How does this book compare to other finance and ethics books?
Written by a neuro-psychologist and a lawyer The Fault Lines of Finance is far from a dry book on ethics. And it is not a finger point at the bad guys with voyeuristic overtones. Rather it is an attempt to understand why things go wrong, how we are all vulnerable and what we can do about it.
4 / Where can I buy the book?
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"Most people, especially newer employees in the financial services industry, think it can never happen to them. Good people can make bad decisions just as bad people can make good decisions. This book should be required reading. It is well researched and filled with excellent examples of how easily things can change."
Kelly Paxton
Certified Fraud Examiner and Fraud Consultant
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