CFA CFA Level 1 Question of the Week – Ethics

Question of the Week – Ethics

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    • Avatar of shannondailyshannondaily
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        Woo! I got it right. 

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          I agree – no violation there for me. He didn’t actually take any records with him (that belong to the firm) and he has no non-compete so nothing wrong there. As long as he contacted the clients using information from “public sources” – then that is ok.

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            Correct Answer:  A

            Standard IV (A), Loyalty, requires acting in employer’s best interest until resignation is effective. Soliciting employer’s clients prior to leaving constitutes violation of standard IV (A). However, once an employee has left a firm, simple knowledge of names of the firm’s clients and contacting them for soliciting business is not a violation of the standard, unless there is a non-compete agreement in place.

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            Thoughts? I think so far he hasn’t violated anything, but it’s a bit gray for me…

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