A duty may be intentionally violated if the necessary due diligence is disregarded. The following is a list of typical violations of duty:
- Conflicts of interest
- False/non-investor oriented explanation
- Failure to pursue the investment strategy
- Buying out
- Offloading
- Price management
- Unnecessary regrouping of deposits
- Front running: completion of own transactions prior to larger customer transactions
- Disregard for risk