ethic again. killing me head, his, department, investment, management

johnnyBuz

Giannini is the head of the research department for an investment management firm. While Giannini is an accomplished analyst, in his current position, he does very little original research on his own. He reviews and revises the reports written by a very capable staff of junior analysts who produce original and insightful work. The firm has a policy that every report distributed to clients includes Giannini’s name and contact information as the head of the department. This policy:
a) Will mislead clients into thinking that Gianni did the research himself.
b) Misrepresents Giannini’s abilities as a research analyst and the extent of his expertise.
c) Complies with the Code and Standards so long as the report also identifies the analyst who actually did the research and wrote the report.
d) Violates the Code and Standards.
which answer sounds right to u?
manymany thanks

noel

Bump
C; hands down, its a statement of fact. This is with the assumption that the author of the report is clearly labeled as such.

AnalystForum

agree.. C… it is a bit tricky

hassan

C, since the report was developed internally and he did not claim to write it himself.

Gypsy

agree with C), since his name in included and he’s also responsible for report as a supervisor. Other ideas?