Misrepresentation
#analyst-notes #guidance-for-standards-i-vii
PROCEDURES OF COMPLIANCE
To avoid plagiarism, members and candidates should take the following steps:
- Maintain copies of all information used to generate a report.
- Attribute quotations other than recognized financial and statistical reporting services.
- Attribute summaries to the relevant author.
A member or candidate is in violation if he or she:
- Uses excerpts from reports done by others without acknowledgement.
- Cites quotes attributable to "leading analysts" and "investment experts" without specific reference.
- Uses charts and graphs without stating sources.
- Copies computer spreadsheets without obtaining the permission of the owner(s).
- Presents a firm's own research in an expert witness situation without attributing the research to its specific source.
- Presents a firm's own research to clients, prospects and the general public: NOT a violation as the member does not need to attribute the source specifically in this case.
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Subject 3. Standard I (C) Misrepresentation the firm's and the member's own strengths and limitations. Firms can aid member compliance by periodically reviewing employee correspondence and documents that contain representations of individual or firm qualifications.
<span>To avoid plagiarism, members and candidates should take the following steps:
Maintain copies of all information used to generate a report. Attribute quotations other than recognized financial and statistical reporting services. Attribute summaries to the relevant author.
A member or candidate is in violation if he or she:
Uses excerpts from reports done by others without acknowledgement. Cites quotes attributable to "leading analysts" and "investment experts" without specific reference. Uses charts and graphs without stating sources. Copies computer spreadsheets without obtaining the permission of the owner(s). Presents a firm's own research in an expert witness situation without attributing the research to its specific source. Presents a firm's own research to clients, prospects and the general public: NOT a violation as the member does not need to attribute the source specifically in this case.
Example 1
Your prospective client is unsure whether to contract with you for services. You mention that investment decisions are made by a team of five professionals, Summary
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