近期巴克莱银行(Barclays)、汇丰银行(HSBC)以及渣打爆出的一系列丑闻表明,大型跨国银行的员工越来越缺乏道德方向感。确实有一些银行的法律总顾问和合规主管在提供道德指引。但还有许多人是违规行为的协助者或者钻漏洞方面的指导员,其存在的意义不过是教给员工逃避法律约束的最佳方式。黑帮律师都不至于如此缺乏底线;与很多银行家不同,黑帮成员明白一位公正的法律顾问的价值,因为他能够告诉他们何时应该停手。
Bank executives have recently been criticised and even replaced, and more heads will roll. The Standard Chartered saga is not over: the bank allegedly orchestrated similar schemes in Sudan, Myanmar and Libya. But as the drama unfolds, many in the audience will ask: who were the true villains? The bankers? Or “yes men lawyers who may have enabled and emboldened them?
近期银行管理层备受指责,部分甚至遭到撤换,未来还将有更多的人受到惩罚。渣打的故事并未就此结束:该行还被指控在苏丹、缅甸以及利比亚策划了类似阴谋。但随着戏剧情节的推进,很多观众会问:谁是真正的恶人?是银行家吗?还是那些给银行家出谋划策和壮胆的“好好先生律师们?
Lawyers are supposed to be the grown-ups at the party, professionals who guide their colleagues and tell them what they can and cannot do. They should be ombudsmen, not enablers. One lesson from recent scandals is that banks need reliably independent in-house counsel, with a strong moral backbone.
【渣打悲剧中谁是真正的恶人?】相关文章:
★ 那不是我的狗
最新
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
2020-09-15