alex stewart international’s code of professional conduct

ALEX STEWART INTERNATIONAL’S

CODE OF PROFESSIONAL

CONDUCT

PRINCIPLES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

•Integrity

•Conflicts of interest

•Confidentiality

•Anti-bribery

•Fair marketing

WHO DOES IT APPLY TO?

• ASIC Group Commitment to IFIA Compliance Code

• Group partners and senior management

• Employees

• Subcontractors

• Suppliers

• Consultants

COMPLIANCE CODE

IMPLEMENTATION OF CODE

• IFIA Compliance Programme

• Principles, policies, guidelines

• Compliance officer, Management Committee, Training

• Management declarations

AUDIT MANAGEMENT

• ASIC Compliance Officer

• Internal integration with ISO procedures

• Independent external audit – HQ and selected offices

INTEGRITY

• Confidentiality in reporting

• Tolerances must be within parameters

• Methods to be proven, applicable and auditable

• Reports must reflect actual findings

• Client abuse or pressure to be reported to management

CONFIDENTIALITY

• All information is business confidential

• All employees to sign non disclosure agreement

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

•All business should be free of conflict of interest

•No partner, manager or employee should hold outside interests e.g. Client, supplier, competitor that could damage Company’s performance or reputation

•Employees should not conduct business with family members

•Client abuse or pressure to be reported to management

• Non critical of competitors/fellow IFIA members

• Marketing must not mislead clients

• Marketing must be fair

• Marketing must be representative and truthful

• Marketing promotional materials must be accurate

• Gifts and hospitality should be made for the right reasons and without obligation

FAIR MARKETING

ANTI-BRIBERY

•All partners, management and staff are prohibited from offering, soliciting, giving and receiving bribes

•All knowledge of any bribes must be reported to ASIC/IFIA Compliance Officer

•Any client applying pressure through bribes must be reported to the compliance officer

ACCOUNTING

•Accounts and financial records must be accurate

•Off books accounting is not permitted

•Accounts should be audited annually

SUMMARY

• Do not do anything which you believe to be illegal or unethical

• Do not use any company property for your own benefit

• Do not engage in any transaction, which does not have a genuine, legitimate business purpose

• Ask yourself whether any contemplated transaction or business practice would withstand investigation

• Do not do anything, which could require you to be untruthful

• Report any breaches or abuse of IFIA Code to ASIC Compliance Officer

• Reported breaches will be investigated, disciplinary action will prevail if breached proven and substantiated

Alex Stewart International Corporation Sefton Business Park

Netherton Liverpool

MerseysideL30 1RD

T: +44 151 525 1488F: +44 151 530 1563

E: inspections@alexstewartinternational.co

mW: www.alexstewartinternational.com

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