Bentley Global Business Ethics Symposium: State Street's Chow, Deloitte's Bacic Talk Business Ethics, Reclaiming Role As Guardian of the Public Trust.

AScribe Business & Economics News Service, May, 2005

Byline: Bentley College

WALTHAM, Mass., May 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The key to instilling ethics in employees and corporate culture is "high standards for corporate governance, a clearly-defined Code of Conduct and a focus on managing risk and ensuring compliance," according to State Street Corporation's Joseph Chow, as he delivered the opening remarks at the May 23 inaugural Bentley Global Business Ethics Symposium, co-presented by State Street and Bentley College.

"In my experience, effective risk management and compliance begins with a philosophy that comes from the top of the house -- from the Board of Directors and senior management," said Chow, State Street Executive Vice President and Chief Risk and Corporate Administration Officer. "The value...

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