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Ethical and Professional Standards

Guidance for Standards I–VII

Adviser Lucía Herrera discovers that her employer systematically overstates the value of illiquid client holdings, inflating the fees clients pay. She escalates the issue to her supervisor and then to compliance, and both tell her to drop the matter. Local law neither requires nor protects whistleblowing. Herrera considers providing supporting documentation to the securities regulator. Under the Standards, her contemplated disclosure is:

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