单选题

Yao Tsang, CFA has a large percentage of his net worth invested in the Australian mining company, Outback Mines, which he has held for many years. Tsang is in the process of moving to a new employer where he is responsible for initiating research on mining companies. Shortly after his move, Tsang is asked to complete a research report on Outback. In order to meet the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct concerning his stock holding, which of the following actions is most appropriate for Tsang to take?

A、 Disclose his stock holding to his employer and to clients.
B、 Sell his stock holdings to eliminate any potential conflict of interest.
C、 Refuse to write the report and ask his employer to assign another analyst to complete the analysis.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】

A is correct. Even though the best practice is to avoid conflicts, when conflicts cannot be reasonably avoided, full disclosure should be made as required by Standard VI (A). As the stock in question has been held for many years it may not be practical to sell it due to things like tax consequences. Since the analyst has been hired to initiate coverage of mining companies it is unlikely that another analyst at that firm would be as competent in completing a research report on mining companies.