Shape the Future of Finance.

Ethically

Today, the world of finance and technology needs ethics more than ever before.
The Global Prize Ethics and Trust in Finance is more than an essay competition.
It is part of a wider movement raising awareness among young generations of the importance of ethics and trust in finance.

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Countries reached

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Expressions of interest

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Winners

190 000 $

Awarded

The Global Prize makes an important contribution to strengthening the ethical awareness of young professionals in a rapidly changing and increasingly demanding financial sector. It encourages critical reflection and principled judgment at an early stage in their careers, which is essential for the long‑term integrity and credibility of the sector.

Clemens Spoorenberg

Jury Member of the Prize, Board Member EFPA Europe, Chair Ethical Committee EFPA Europe

Get to know the jury members

Highlight

Jean-Paul Servais

Chair of International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)

2023

« the pursuit of ethical conduct in finance is not a mere regulatory obligation but a shared responsibility »

9th edition (2022-2023)

Mairead McGuinness

EU Commissioner for Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union

2021

« This Ethics and Trust in Finance prize has a really compelling narrative – that more ethical finance can help rebuild trust in the sector. »

8th Edition (2020/2021)

Angel Gurría

Secretary-General of the OECD

2019

The Secretary General of the OECD congratulated the Prize winners for “their ground-breaking work, their efforts in promoting ethics, responsibility and trust in the world of finance”

7th edition (2018-2019)

François Villeroy de Galhau

Governor of the Banque de France

2017

The Governor stressed in his speech the complementarity of stricter rules AND ethical behaviors, and showed that any attempt to present them as an alternative is deemed to fail.

6th edition (2016-2017)

Christine Lagarde

Managing Director of the IMF

2015

Mrs Lagarde praised the initiative of Ethics in Finance – Robin Cosgrove Prize for its longstanding commitment (10 years) to stimulate young professionals and academics to think in an innovative way about ethics in finance.

5th dition (2014-2015)

I was honored to receive the Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize in 2009, a recognition that strengthened my long-standing commitment to responsible finance. The prize also gave me the light to continue supporting value creationfor stakeholders, shaping my research focus on how trust, ethics, and accountability can be embedded in financial systems and decision-making.

Leire San Jose

Winner of the 1st ibero-american edition of the Prize in 2009

Meet the Alumni

The Latest edition (2024-2025)

Discover the three winners and their essays

Paul Forrester

Emissions Rights and Environmental Justice

Bessie O’Dell

Market Making or Market Manipulators of High-Frequency Trading ?

Micael Veras dos Santos

Trust and the Societal Construct in European Capital Markets Growth