Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct

Free CFA Level I lesson in Ethical and Professional Standards. 20 min read, ~2,950 words.

Six components of the Code and seven Standards (I to VII), roughly twenty sub-sections; memorize the verbatim list and counts. Professional Conduct staff investigate, the DRC adjudicates contested cases via hearing panel, and the Board of Governors oversees policy; a proposed sanction can be accepted or appealed. Investigations start from...

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