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Robert Hamilton, a CFA candidate, is preparing a research report on Pets-R-Us for public distribution. Hamilton's preliminary report contains unfavorable earnings forecasts for the next four quarters. As part of his analysis, Hamilton met with Linda Brisson, the president of Pets-R-Us, and asked her to review the preliminary report for factual inaccuracies. Brisson revised Hamilton's earnings forecasts so that the quarterly earnings showed an upward trend and resulted in positive earnings by the fourth quarter. Hamilton included the revised earnings figures in his report without further review. Although the final report included the basic characteristics of Pets-R-Us, it emphasized certain areas such as projected quarterly earnings but only briefly touched on others. According to CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct on research reports, Hamilton: A. violated the Standard because he did not thoroughly review and analyze any information provided by Brisson. B. violated the Standard because the report did not give similar attention to all areas but instead emphasized quarterly earnings at the expense of other areas. C. did not violate the Standard. |