Reading 2-V: Standards of Professional Conduct & Guidanc

management, membership, provides, advice, money

Q1. An analyst belongs to a nationally recognized charitable organization, which requires dues for membership. The analyst has worked out a deal that he provides money management advice in lieu of paying dues. For this arrangement to comply with the standards, the analyst needs consent from:

A) his supervisor in the organization only.

B) his supervisor in his regular place of work only.

C) both his supervisor in the organization and his regular place of work.

Q2. An analyst finds a stock with historical returns that are not correlated with interest rate changes. The analyst writes a report for his clients that have large allocations in fixed-income instruments and emphasizes the observed lack of correlation. The clients with allocations of fixed income instruments are the only clients to see the report. According to Standard V(B), Communication with Clients and Prospective Clients, the analyst has:

A) not violated the Standard.

B) violated the Standard concerning fair dealings with all clients.

C) violated the article in the Standard concerning facts and opinions.

Q3. Robert Hamilton, a CFA candidate, is preparing a research report on Pets-R-Us for public distribution. Hamilton's preliminary r eport contains unfavorable earnings forecasts for the next four quarters. As part of his analysis, Hamilton met with Linda Brisson, the president of Pets-R-Us, and asked her to review the preliminary report for factual inaccuracies. Brisson revised Hamilton's earnings forecasts so that the quarterly earnings showed an upward trend and resulted in positive earnings by the fourth quarter. Hamilton included the revised earnings figures in his report without further review. Although the final report included the basic characteristics of Pets-R-Us, it emphasized certain areas such as projected quarterly earnings but only briefly touched on others. According to CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct on research reports, Hamilton:

A) violated the Standard because the report did not give similar attention to all areas but instead emphasized quarterly earnings at the expense of other areas.

B) violated the Standard because he did not thoroughly review and analyze any information provided by Brisson.

C) did not violate the Standard.