Standard VI (B) – Priority of Transactions
Investment transactions for clients and employers must have priority over investment transactions in which a Member or Candidate is the beneficial owner. Guidance Client transactions must always take priority over transactions made on behalf of the Member or Candidate’s firm…
Standard VI (A) – Disclosure of Conflicts
Members and candidates must avoid or fully disclose all matters that could reasonably be expected to impair their independence and objectivity or interfere with respective duties to their clients, prospective clients, and employer. Members and Candidates must ensure that such disclosures are…
Standard V (C) – Record Retention
Members and Candidates must develop and maintain appropriate records to support their investment analyses, recommendations, actions, and other investment-related communications with clients and prospective clients. Members and Candidates must retain records that support their recommendations, investment actions, or conclusions. Examples…
Standard V (B) – Communication with Clients and Prospective Clients
Members and Candidates must: Disclose to clients and prospective clients the basic format and general principles of the investment processes they use to analyze investments, select securities, and construct portfolios and must promptly disclose any changes that might materially affect…
Standard V (A) – Diligence and Reasonable Basis
Members and Candidates must: Exercise diligence, independence, and thoroughness in analyzing investments, making investment recommendations, and taking investment actions. Have a reasonable and adequate basis, supported by appropriate research and investigation, for any investment analysis, recommendation, or action. The application…
Standard IV (C) – Responsibilities of Supervisors
Members and Candidates must make reasonable efforts to ensure that anyone subject to their supervision or authority complies with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and the Code and Standards. Members and Candidates with supervisory responsibilities must make reasonable efforts to prevent…
Standard IV (B) – Additional Compensation Arrangements
Members and Candidates must not accept gifts, benefits, compensation, or consideration that competes with or might reasonably be expected to create a conflict of interest with their employer’s interest unless they obtain written consent from all parties involved. Members and…
Standard IV (A) – Loyalty
In matters related to their employment, Members and Candidates must act for the benefit of their employer and not deprive their employer of the advantage of their skills and abilities, divulge confidential information, or otherwise cause harm to their employer….
Standard VII (B) – Reference to CFA Institute, the CFA Designation, and the CFA Program
When referring to CFA Institute, CFA Institute membership, the CFA designation, or candidacy in the CFA Program, Members and Candidates must not misrepresent or exaggerate the meaning or implications of membership in CFA Institute, holding the CFA designation, or candidacy in the…
Standard VII (A) – Conduct as Participants in CFA Institute Programs
Members and Candidates must not engage in any conduct that compromises the reputation or integrity of CFA Institute or the CFA designation or the integrity, validity, or security of CFA Institute programs. Guidance Participants must not engage in any conduct…
