Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1 Core Principles: The Ground Beneath Our Feet 1Interlude—Learning from Failure: Acquainted with Grief 7
Chapter 2 Finance Run Amok: Selfishness Trumps Stewardship 9Interlude—Occupying Wall Street: Too Rich and Too Poor 19
Chapter 3 Stewardship Defined: Feeding Your Flock First 23Interlude—Greed, Glorious Greed 32
Chapter 4 World’s Safest Banking System: Canada, the New Switzerland 35Interlude—Americans Are from Mars, Canadians Are from Venus 47
Chapter 5 Making the System Stronger: In Defense of Dodd-Frank and Basel III 51Interlude—Too Small to Save? 74
Chapter 6 Making the Investor Safer: In Defense of New Fiduciary Rules 77Interlude—An Obligation of Honor 84
Chapter 7 To Investors Standing on the Wings: Prepare for the Next Crisis 87Interlude—Predatory Volatility 109
Chapter 8 Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing: Could It Be the Answer? 113Interlude—It’s a Long Life: The Trouble with Short-Termism 129
Chapter 9 Communities, Caring, and Commitment: Reconnecting with Our Stewardship Responsibilities 131
Afterword 145
Appendix A Balanced Financial Regulation 147
Appendix B Basel III Regulatory Accord 151
Appendix C Creating a Clear Path Forward 161
Notes 165
Glossary of Selected Financial and Regulatory Reform Terminology 179
Author’s Guide to Supplemental Readings 191
Additional Sources 197
Acknowledgments 203
About the Author 205
Index 207