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19. Eileen Fisher, CFA has been a supervisory analyst at SL Advisors for the past ten years. Recently, one of her analysts was found to be in violation of the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct. Fisher has placed limits on the analyst's activities and is now monitoring all of his investment activities. Although SL did not have any compliance procedures up to this point, to avoid future violations, Fischer has put in place procedures exceeding industry standards. Did Fisher most likely violate any CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct?
9 b9 _, m$ C+ S8 p( HA. Yes+ {+ y1 h) y9 S7 [
B. No, because she has taken steps to ensure the violations will not be repeated by the analyst* ~* T: J. w2 Q* R5 \
C. No, because she is taking steps to implement compliance procedures that are more than adequate& j" V3 y% P" e2 [5 g: U
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20. Madeline Smith, CFA, was recently promoted to senior portfolio manager. In her new position, Smith is required to supervise three portfolio managers. Smith asks for a copy of her firm’s written supervisory policies and procedures, but is advised that no such policies are required by regulatory standards in the country where Smith works. According to the Standards of Practice Handbook, Smith’s most appropriate course of action would be to:& j5 m& b) v: {8 c) p; j( u/ ~
A. require her firm to adopt the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, m9 d6 f, j H6 ]5 k
B. require the employees she supervises to adopt the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
8 q0 m8 J; Z5 e( O, V4 iC. decline to accept supervisory responsibility until her firm adopts procedures to allow her to adequately exercise such responsibility
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8 i* t5 O8 R* ]8 b. v: M21. William Wong, CFA, is an equity analyst with Hayswick Securities. Based on his fundamental analysis, Wong concludes the stock of a company he follows, Nolvec Inc., is substantially undervalued and will experience a large price increase. He delays revising his recommendation on the stock from “hold” to “buy” to allow his brother to buy shares at a lower price. Wong is least likely to have violated the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct related to:6 v) p; X4 v8 u) U9 h! U
A. duty to clients: f3 b) I; i4 h5 \8 c
B. reasonable basis3 s5 M2 I! F2 m1 X L x9 n
C. priority of transactions
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. q; d1 K: @" Z8 G& s' g22. Lawrence Hall, CFA, and Nancy Bishop, CFA, began a joint research report on Stamper Corporation. Bishop visited Stamper’s corporate headquarters for several days and met with all company officers. Prior to the completion of the report, Bishop was reassigned to another project. Hall utilized his and Bishop’s research to write the report but did not include Bishop’s name on the report, because she did not agree with Hall’s conclusion included in the final report. According to the CFA Institute Standards of Practice Handbook, did Hall violate any CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct?8 I- V! f; \ ^( x0 e2 Z& Q
A. No
. n0 l8 h0 t% b& B! s% eB. Yes, with respect to misrepresentation6 t: _$ G8 {+ x$ P4 {- v5 s
C. Yes, with respect to diligence and reasonable basis
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2 z7 M5 \* R8 v7 |9 F1 ]23. Joyce La Valle, CFA is a portfolio manager at a global bank. La Valle has been told she should use a specific vendor for equity investment research that has been approved by the bank's headquarters. Because La Valle is located in a different country than the bank's headquarters, she is uncomfortable with the validity of the research provided by this vendor when it applies to her country and would like to use a local vendor on whom she has already conducted due diligence. Which of the following actions concerning the research vendor should La Valle most likely take to avoid violating the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct?
9 e7 N6 \, U8 h. _& N; cA. Use the local research vendor
2 j3 {: y1 R9 v$ g! zB. Use the bank-approved research vendor
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24. Sergio Morales, CFA believes he has found evidence his supervisor is engaged in fraudulent activity concerning a client's account. When Morales confronts his supervisor, he is told the client is fully aware of the issue. Later that day, Morales contacts the client and upon disclosing his evidence, is told he should mind his own business. Concerned his job is at risk, Morales provides his evidence, along with copies of the client's most recent account statements, to a government whistle blower program. Morales is least likely to have violated which of the following CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct?
, j- F8 f+ I0 B, P' CA. Duties to Clients0 F3 l- D; i' Y5 o% _
B. Duties to Employers
2 H- M; {; Z# S6 ZC. Communication with Clients
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25. Yao Tsang, CFA has a large percentage of his net worth invested in the Australian mining company, Outback Mines, which he has held for many years. Tsang is in the process of moving to a new employer where he is responsible for initiating research on mining companies. Shortly after his move, Tsang is asked to complete a research report on Outback. In order to meet the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct concerning his stock holding, which of the following actions is most appropriate for Tsang to take?
* P/ D3 H% \. |) IA. Disclose his stock holding to his employer and to clients2 r: X k1 b$ ^& Z) S3 ?! D) h/ |
B. Sell his stock holdings to eliminate any potential conflict of interest5 L$ X' f8 p* e1 }4 \& ]
C. Refuse to write the report and ask his employer to assign another analyst to complete the analysis
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26. Angus Draper, CFA, is a senior portfolio manager and member of the investment committee at Tillahook Investments. Draper serves as a board member for several non-profit organizations. These commitments require eight workdays per month of Draper’s time. Because he does not receive any form of compensation for these activities, Draper does not tell anyone at work about his board activities. Does Draper violate any CFA Institute Standards? }) G9 I3 ]2 c. V
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B. Yes, with respect to conflict of interest* h8 r$ l7 b0 V7 n! e
C. Yes, with respect to responsibilities of supervisors
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X/ z' K; O) \( P- q6 l' _27. Teresa Avila, CFA is a micro cap investment analyst at a hedge fund. The fund requires Avila to hold any securities she recommends for the fund in her own account as well. Because Avila has such a small account, whenever she trades for her own portfolio she combines the transactions with those of the hedge fund so she is sure to have her account aligned with the fund. Has Avila most likely violated any CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct?/ Z& d6 F8 Z6 M
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B. Yes, related to Misconduct
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4 a$ l) q* d0 R. @" x28. Kazuya Kato, CFA, is a widely followed economist at a global investment bank. When Kato opines on economic trends, markets react by moving stock valuations considerably. When Kato receives information of a temporary oversupply of rare earth metals, he issues a forecast that price trends for rare earth metals will be down significantly on a long-term basis. Kato also secretly sells his report to a widely followed Internet site. Prior to issuing this forecast, Kato emailed all portfolio managers at his bank with a copy of his report indicating that his opinion would be reversed shortly so there will be trading opportunities. Kato least likely violated which of the following CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct?4 r8 o1 \$ h7 |; S) F8 n$ \' h$ ?: v5 @
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C. Additional Compensation Arrangements
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29. Stian Klun, CFA is preparing a brochure to advertise his firm. The brochure includes the following disclosures:
; ]7 w6 ~- A& C! R0 I; W4 ~9 L& ^"I am a CFA so I am a member of the CFA Institute which I believe constitutes the most elite group of professionals within the investment management business. In order to become a CFA charterholder I had to complete a comprehensive program of study in the investment management field.”
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; b( d* i2 J/ I) B sA. CFA Institute
( U: v- \2 D2 Q5 P" w# X7 yB. CFA Program
' [, U, O- ^7 g3 X3 s, [8 ^0 {C. CFA Designation
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# p" j7 s+ m2 ^7 U30. In order to comply with the GIPS Standards, a firm must initially show GIPS-compliant history for a minimum of:
, ~# M r6 ~# o& |5 e+ S) TA. five years, or since inception if the firm has been in existence for less than five years% h) o1 y+ @5 j9 }% ^
B. two years, or since inception if the firm has been in existence for less than two years
/ }3 D6 d6 M/ O( b6 |C. three years, or since inception if the firm has been in existence for less than three years
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