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Learn how the Center puts its mission to elevate ethics into action through learning initiatives, research, and more.
Our Mission
The American College Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics in Financial Services aims to raise the level of ethical behavior in the financial services industry by helping individuals and companies think more critically about solutions for the benefit of society.
Building Trust in Business and Society
24%
Rate at which the world’s most ethical companies financially outperform their competition.1
34%
Of surveyed consumers selected financial services as the most trusted of seven service industry sectors.2
59%
Of surveyed consumers making less than $50,000 a year report low trust in financial services.2
Resources to Expand Your Mindset
Insights
Insights and Highlights: AI Ethics in Financial Services Summit
On April 2, 2024, the American College Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics in Financial Services hosted an AI Ethics in Financial Services Summit in New York City examining governance and ethics…
May 01, 2024
Insights
Five Key Questions for Ensuring Responsible AI in Financial Services
The financial services industry is in the midst of a rapid transformation, with artificial intelligence (AI) emerging as a powerful and increasingly central force.
April 01, 2024
Insights
AI Ethics in Financial Services Summit to Examine Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
The financial services industry is integrating artificial intelligence (AI) across various facets of its strategic operations, including underwriting, client identification, marketing, and brokerage…
March 01, 2024
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Executive Education from the Leaders in Applied Ethics
Research from the American College Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics in Financial Services reveals a sobering reality: only one-third of consumers report high trust in financial services.
January 25, 2024
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Factors Influencing Trust Formation in Financial Services
On December 7, 2023, our Maguire Fellows in Applied Ethics Drs. Jason Pattit and Katherina Pattit presented a poster at the CFP Board’s Academic Research Colloquium (ARC). Using the dataset from the…
December 07, 2023
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Your contributions show your commitment to promoting a culture of sensitivity to ethical issues, critical thinking, and moral behavior in the financial services industry and when dealing with partners and clients among diverse communities.
1 World’s Most Ethical Companies. EthiSphere. 2022.
2 The American College Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics in Financial Services. Trust in Financial Services Study (2021 Consumer Survey) [Unpublished raw data set]. 2022.
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