TY - JOUR AB - There is an unintended irony in the US Securities and Exchange Commission's view that “the world of investing is fascinating, complex and can be very fruitful”. For, with the benefit of hindsight, we all know just how fruitful that world was for the likes of Enron, Worldcom, Arthur Andersen and others. Just how fascinating and complex the world of investing is, has been brought into the public spotlight as the complexities of the wrongdoings, and the fascination with the enormity of the betrayal of trust has been witnessed. VL - 5 IS - 4 SN - 1526-5943 DO - 10.1108/eb023005 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023005 PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/01/01 TI - Can virtue and honesty add up? Why new laws can't enforce morality T2 - The Journal of Risk Finance PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 18 EP - 19 Y2 - 2024/04/26 ER -