There are four main tenets of confidentiality that the IMA has created. These tenets are:
Objectivity
Integrity
Confidentiality
Competence
Within these main categories there are very definitive expectations. Objectivity deals mainly with how the manager in case or question communicates both with the company being audited as well as the public at large. This standard is to ensure that all relevant information either to the investor or public agencies is conveyed in an accurate and timely manner and that all information that pertains to the line items being reported on public documents has that information noted if necessary. A violation of this ...