This book examines critical issues facing business, including hostile takeovers, conflicts of interest, failures in and remides for the global banking system, as well as ethics in the context of corruption prevention and the new UK Bribery Act 2010. There is comparative analysis, including the UK, USA, Spain, India, and Nigeria, as well as relevant case studies, of banks that failed in the 2007-2010 financial crisis and hostile takeovers.