6、David Gunard, CFA, is an equity analyst at Curry Securities. He receives an assignment to analyze Enterloch Corporation, a stock owned by several of Curry's clients. Gunard completes a thorough, fundamental analysis of Enterloch. Given his analysis and the sharp rise in the company's stock price during the past year, Gunard concludes that the shares are substantially overvalued. After the report is approved by Gunard's supervisor, but prior to the release of the report, Gunard calls his father to suggest that he sell his Enterloch shares immediately. Gunard's father informs him that he has already disposed of his holdings in Enterloch. According to the Standards of Practice Handbook, has Gunard violated the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct relating to: | duties to clients? | reasonable basis? | A. | No | No | B. | No | Yes | C. | Yes | No | D. | Yes | Yes |
Select exactly 1 answer(s) from the following: A. Answer A. B. Answer B. C. Answer C. D. Answer D.
7、According to the Standards of Practice Handbook, may a member who inadvertently learns about an unannounced tender offer: | trade on the information? | cause others to trade on the information? | A. | No | No | B. | No | Yes | C. | Yes | No | D. | Yes | Yes |
Select exactly 1 answer(s) from the following: A. Answer A. B. Answer B. C. Answer C. D. Answer D.
8、According to the Standards of Practice Handbook, do candidates violate the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct by cheating on: | the CFA examination? | any other examination? | A. | No | No | B. | No | Yes | C. | Yes | No | D. | Yes | Yes |
Select exactly 1 answer(s) from the following: A. Answer A. B. Answer B. C. Answer C. D. Answer D.
9、According to the Standards of Practice Handbook, a member who copies employer records in violation of the employer's policies may violate CFA Institute Standards unless the member's clear intent is to protect: Select exactly 1 answer(s) from the following: A. clients. B. colleagues. C. his reputation. D. the employer's reputation.
10、Buta Singh, CFA, has a large extended family and manages the portfolios of several family members. Singh does not charge the family members a management fee, but receives a small percentage of each portfolio's profits. Singh accepts a position as portfolio manager for Bhotmange Investments to manage high net worth accounts. Because the family portfolios are not normal client relationships, Singh does not inform his new employer of his side activity. With respect to the family portfolios, does Singh violate any CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct? Select exactly 1 answer(s) from the following: A. No. B. Yes, because he failed to obtain consent from his employer. C. Yes, because he failed to disclose his new employment to his existing clients. D. Yes, because he violated his duty to his employer by not requiring his relatives to transfer their accounts to his new employer.
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