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FRM Part I · FRM Exam Part I · GARP Code of Conduct

A GARP member publishes an article presenting a risk model developed by a former colleague, using the colleague's formulas and wording without attribution. Which Code principle is most directly violated?

The member violated the requirement to give proper credit for others' work. The GARP Code expects members to attribute ideas, formulas and text to their originators, and presenting a colleague's model as one's own is a breach of professional integrity.

  1. AFailing to give proper credit for others' work, as the Code requires members to attribute the ideas and work of othersCorrect
  2. BFailing to maintain the confidentiality of employer information
  3. CFailing to comply with continuing education requirements
  4. DFailing to disclose a conflict of interest to a client

Explanation

The Code requires members to give proper credit and not misrepresent others' work as their own. Nothing in the facts concerns confidentiality, education or conflicts of interest.

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