Fran Lester, CFA, works for a broker based in a country in which participation in any IPO is permitted with her employer’s permission. She lives and works in a country that has no restrictions on her participation in IPOs. If Lester’s firm is distributing shares of an oversubscribed IPO through the office Lester works in, can Lester receive shares in the IPO?

Standard 1(A) Knowledge of the Law requires members and candidates to comply with the strictest requirement among the law where they reside, the law in the area where they do business, and the Code and Standards. In this case, the Code and Standards is the strictest. Standard III(B) Fair Dealing prohibits members and candidates from withholding shares in oversubscribed IPOs from clients for their own benefit.