Reading 2-VI: Standards of Professional Conduct & Guid

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Q4. Dwight Dawson, a CFA charterholder and portfolio manager at Ascott Investments, was recently appointed to the investments committee at Brightwood College. He will receive no compensation from Brightwood for serving on this committee. Another person at Ascott manages part of Brightwood’s endowment. Dawson does not inform Ascott’s compliance office of his involvement with Brightwood, because he does not believe doing so is necessary.

Brenda Hamilton, a CFA candidate, also works for Ascott as an investment analyst. Procedures established at Ascott prohibit personal trading in securities analyzed or recommended by Ascott. One of these securities is Horizon, a telecommunications firm. Hamilton buys 10 shares of Horizon for her infant son’s trust account. She believes that reporting this purchase to Ascott’s compliance officer is unnecessary because the amount of the transaction is small and is not for her own personal account.

Did Dawson or Hamilton’s actions violate CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct?

A) Dawson: No, Hamilton: No.

B) Dawson: No, Hamilton: Yes.

C) Dawson: Yes, Hamilton: Yes.

Q5. Bill Valley has been working for Advisors, Inc., for several years, and he just joined CFA Institute. Valley routinely writes research reports on Pharmaceutical firms. Valley has recently been asked to serve on the board of directors of an organization that promotes the search for a cure of a certain cancer. Serving on the board is an unpaid position without any direct benefits other than meeting new people and potential clients. To comply with Standard VI, Disclosure of Conflicts, Valley needs to:

A) both disclose the position on the board to his supervisor and discuss his activities on the board.

B) do nothing.

C) only disclose the position on the board to his supervisor.

Q6. Will Lambert, CFA, is a financial analyst for Offshore Investments. He is preparing a purchase recommendation on Burch Corporation. According to CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct, which of the following statements about disclosure of conflicts is most correct? Lambert would have to disclose that:

A) he has a material beneficial ownership of Burch Corporation through a family trust.

B) his wife owns 2,000 shares of Burch Corporation.

C) both of these choices require disclosure.