单选题 John, CFA, act as Liaison between Ressole Financial and DHK Inc. (an investing bank). When DHK underwrites an IPO, John routinely has DHK issue vague statements implying that the firm has cash flows, financial resources, and growth prospects that are better than is the case in reality. This action is a violation of the section of the Standards concerning:

A、 fair dealing.
B、 non-public information.
C、 misconduct.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本题主要涉及执业操守标准Ⅰ(D)(不当行为)的相关规定。
本题中，尽管DHK公司基于约翰的指示并未直接做出失实性表述。但根据执业操守标准Ⅰ(D)，会员不得从事涉嫌欺诈的行为，而约翰的上述行为的目的显然是希望通过误导投资者来提高股票的发行数量和发行价格，因而他的行为违反了执业操守标准Ⅰ(D)的规定。