Administrative Assistant in Edmonton, Alberta branch securities Vandelay faced with a dilemma. Her boss asked for buying shares of companies whose securities were limited to residents of Alberta for one of his clients, who lived in British Columbia. On the request form, purchase, customer province of residence was listed as Alberta, office and mailing address was given. The deal is the latest in the series, which made her feel uncomfortable. The main objective of teaching this case is to examine when and how to whistle. Responsibility of man to himself, firm, clients and other stakeholders to expose unethical practices colleagues presented for discussion. Secondary ethical issues include insider trading, high-pressure sales tactics, conflict of interest, and distortion to the regulator. "Hide
by David J. Sharpe, Nils Billou Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 3 pages. Publication Date: September 16, 1999. Prod. #: W98128-PDF-ENG
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