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Re:Want to be an actuary? Odds are, you’ll fail the test by specialist on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @11:19PM (#29721810)
> They have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders...

Citation please.

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Re:Want to be an actuary? Odds are, you’ll fail the test by nwiswell on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @01:27AM (#29722476)
Does this work?

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/fiduciary-responsibi....

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Re:Want to be an actuary? Odds are, you’ll fail the test by Bootvis on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @04:59AM (#29723411)
No, that paragraph describes the duty of officers of the company to put the interests of the company before their own. It doesn’t claim that these officers need to behave unethically. You could even argue that displaying unethical behavior is not in the best interests of the company in the long run but this is of course hard to prove in any direction.
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Re:Want to be an actuary? Odds are, you’ll fail the test by nwiswell on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @05:23AM (#29723536)
You asked for a citation of fiduciary duty. I already explained why that precludes moral action in this case
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Re:Want to be an actuary? Odds are, you’ll fail the test by specialist on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @08:26AM (#29724589)
I now realize I misinterpretted your prior reply as copypasta of the "maximize shareholder value" trope.

My apologies.

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