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III(C.1):

Members shall disclose to their employer all matters, including beneficial ownership of securities or other investments, that reasonably could be expected to interfere with their duty to their employer or ability to make unbiased and objective recommendations.

III(C.2):

Members shall comply with any prohibitions on activities imposed by their employer if a conflict of interest exists.

Compliance: Members should report to their employers any beneficial interest and any special relationships, like corporate directorships, that may reasonably be considered a conflict of interest with their responsibilities. Members should also discuss the situation with their firm’s compliance officer before taking any action that could lead to a conflict of interest.

D.: Disclose Additional Compensation from Outside the Firm to your Employer

Standard: Members shall disclose to their employer in writing all monetary compensation or other benefits that they receive for their services that are in addition to compensation or benefits conferred by a member’s employer.

Compliance: Members should make an immediate written report to their employer specifying any compensation or benefits they receive or propose to receive for services in addition to what their employer is to give them. This written report should state the terms of any oral or written agreement, the amount of compensation, and the duration of the agreement.

E.: Responsibilities of Supervisors

Standard: Members with supervisory responsibilities, authority, or the ability to influence the conduct of others shall exercise reasonable supervision over those subject to their supervision or authority to prevent any violation of applicable statutes, regulation, or provisions of the Code and Standards. In so doing, members are entitled to rely on reasonable procedures designed to detect and prevent such violations.

Compliance: The supervisor and the compliance officer should:

1. Disseminate the compliance procedures.

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2. Update the procedures as necessary.

3. Educate the staff and issue periodic reminders.

4. Incorporate a professional conduct evaluation into the employee’s performance review.

5. Review employee actions to ensure compliance and identify violators, initiating procedures once a violation has occurred. A supervisor should respond promptly to the violation by conducting a thorough investigation, and placing limitations on the wrongdoer until the investigation is complete.

2-IV.: Standards of Professional Conduct: IV. Relationships with and Responsibilities to Clients and Prospects

A.: The Investment Process

IV(A.1) Reasonable Basis and Representations. Members shall:

a. Exercise diligence and thoroughness in making investment recommendations or in taking investment actions.

b. Have a reasonable and adequate basis, supported by appropriate research and investigation, for such recommendations or actions.

c. Make reasonable and diligent efforts to avoid any material misrepresentation in any research report or investment recommendation.

d. Maintain appropriate records to support the reasonableness of such recommendations or actions.

Compliance:

1. Analyze the investment’s basic characteristics (records must show the characteristics of the investment and the basis for the recommendation).

2. Analyze the needs of the portfolio (includes the client’s needs, as well as the needs of the total portfolio).

3. Maintain files to support investment recommendations.

IV(A.2) Research Reports. Members shall:

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a. Use reasonable judgment regarding the inclusion or exclusion of relevant factors in research reports.

b. Distinguish between facts and opinions in research reports.

c. Indicate the basic characteristics of the investment involved when preparing for public distribution a research report that is not directly related to a specific portfolio or client.

Compliance: Members should consider including the following information in research reports:

1. Expected annual rates of return, calculated on a total return basis.

2. Annual income expectations.

3. Current rate of return or yield.

4. The degree of uncertainty associated with the cash flows, and other risk factors.

5. The investment’s marketability or liquidity.

IV(A.3) Independence and Objectivity. Members shall use reasonable care and judgment to achieve and maintain independence and objectivity in making investment recommendations or taking investment actions.

Compliance:

1. Protect integrity of opinions. Reports should reflect the analyst’s unbiased opinion.

2. Disclose all corporate relationships (i.e., directorships, underwriting arrangements or acting as a market maker).

3. Disclose personal holdings and beneficial ownerships.

4. Create a restricted list.

5. Restrict special cost arrangements. Members should pay for their commercial transportation and hotel charges.

6. Limit gifts (US$100 is the maximum acceptable value for a gift or gratuity).

7. Restrict investments (strict limits should be imposed on private placements).

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8. Review procedures (supervise the personal investment activities of the employees).

B.: Interactions with Clients and Prospects

IV(B.1) Fiduciary Duties: In relationships with clients, members shall use particular care in determining applicable fiduciary duty and shall comply with such duty as to those persons and interests to whom the duty is owed. Members must act for the benefit of their clients and place their clients' interests before their own.

Compliance:

1. Follow all applicable rules and laws.

2. Establish the investment objectives of the client.

3. Diversify.

4. Deal fairly with all clients with respect to investment actions.

5. Disclose all possible conflicts of interest.

6. Disclose compensation arrangements.

7. Preserve the confidentiality of client information.

8. Maintain loyalty to the plan beneficiaries.

IV(B.2) Portfolio Investment Recommendations and Actions: Members shall:

a. Make a reasonable inquiry into a client's financial situation, investment experience, and investment objectives prior to making any investment recommendations and shall update this information as necessary, but no less frequently than annually, to allow the members to adjust their investment recommendations to reflect changed circumstances.

b. Consider the appropriateness and suitability of investment recommendations or actions for each portfolio or client (including the needs and circumstances of the portfolio or client, the basic characteristics of the investment involved, and the basic characteristics of the total portfolio).

c. Distinguish between facts and opinions in presenting recommendations.

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