An analyst provides services for a charitable organization and in return gets free membership in the organization. Part of her job is to manage the liquid assets of the organization, and those assets include stocks. Her supervisor in the organization calls her and tells her to buy a certain stock for the portfolio based upon insider information from a board member in the organization. The analyst objects, but the supervisor says this is what they have always done and sees no reason for changing now. The analyst complies with the request. With respect to Standards IV(A), Loyalty to Employer, and II(A), Material Nonpublic Information, the analyst violated:
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only Standard II(A) that prohibits insider trading. | |
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both Standards IV(A) and II(A). | |
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only Standard IV(A) requiring duty of loyalty. | |
An employee/employer relationship does not necessarily mean monetary compensation for services. Complying with the request is a violation of II(A) which prohibits trading on insider information. Standard IV(A) Loyalty deals with going into business for yourself, leaving an employer and continuing to act in the employer's best interest until their resignation becomes effective, and whistleblowing which means that the member's interests and their firm's interests are secondary to protecting the integrity of capital markets and the interests of the clients.
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发表于 2010-3-31 11:34
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