答案和详解如下： 1、In a meeting with her firm’s research director, Janice Mitchell, a proponent of the CFA Institute Research Objectivity Standards (ROS), stated that two of the key objectives of the ROS were to: 1. Assist in meaningful, fair, specific, and complete disclosure of both possible and real conflicts of interest. 2. Create voluntary reporting of research practices that promote independent and objective research to CFA Institute on an annual basis. Determine whether Mitchell is correct or incorrect with regard to her statements about the objectives of the ROS.
A) Incorrect Correct B) Correct Correct C) Incorrect Incorrect D) Correct Incorrect The correct answer was D) Mitchell’s first statement is correct. Objectives of the CFA Institute Research Objectivity Standards include assisting in full, fair, meaningful, and specific disclosure of potential and actual conflicts of interest. Mitchell’s second statement is incorrect. The ROS do not intend to create any sort of reporting to CFA Institute on the research practices of any firm. 2、Bill Williams, CFA, has been tasked by his firm, Null Investments, to ensure that the firm’s policies and procedures allow its research department to maintain its independence and objectivity. One of the objectives Williams has outlined for Null’s policies and procedures is that they should promote the establishment of a non-governmental regulatory body. This body will be responsible for creating standards that assure that research firms produce independent and objective research. Is this objective for Null’s policies and procedures consistent with the objectives of the CFA Institute Research Objectivity Standards (ROS)? A) Yes. B) No, the ROS promote the establishment of a government-sanctioned regulatory body to assure independent and objective research. C) No, the ROS are intended to promote self-regulation to assure independent and objective research. D) No, the ROS support the establishment of laws to assure independent and objective research but do not support a regulatory body. The correct answer was C) Among the objectives of the CFA Institute Research Objectivity Standards is the goal of promoting industry self-regulation through the voluntary adoption of standards that promote and reward independent and objective research. 3、When designing policies and procedures to implement the CFA Institute Research Objectivity Standards, all of the following are objectives, EXCEPT: A) put the client’s interest before the firm’s interest, minimize possible conflicts that may adversely affect the independence and objectivity of research, and support self-regulation. B) minimize possible conflicts that may adversely affect the independence and objectivity of research, support self-regulation, and provide a work environment conducive to ethical behavior. C) fully disclose conflicts of interest, put the client’s interest before the firm’s interest, and reference CFA Institute membership in a dignified and judicious manner. D) provide a work environment conducive to ethical behavior, fully disclose conflicts of interest, and put the client’s interest before the employees’ interest. The correct answer was C) While important, referencing CFA Institute membership in a dignified and judicious manner is not an objective of the Research Objectivity Standards. | 
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