Reading 2-V: Standards of Professional Conduct & Guidan

答案和详解如下：

1、According to CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct, members should do all of the following to meet the compliance procedures for having a reasonable basis for recommendations, EXCEPT:

A)   distribute a detailed, written research report to clients with each recommendation.

B)   analyze the client's investment needs.

C)   maintain files to support investment recommendations.

D)   analyze the investment's basic characteristics before recommending a specific investment to a broad client group.

The correct answer was A)

Standard V(C), Record Retention, requires that members maintain appropriate records to support the reasonableness of such recommendations or actions, but they are not required to distribute a research report with each recommendation.

2、Ethyl Redd, CFA, recently joined Bloomington Investments as a research analyst. After spending an afternoon looking through the research team’s archives, Redd is not sure Bloomington maintains the records that support the team’s analysis and recommendations for the minimum 7-year period called for by Standard V(C), Record Retention. What is Redd’s most appropriate course of action?

A)   Keep her own copies of the relevant records and maintain them at home for a minimum 7-year holding period.

B)   Decline to participate in any new research until she can verify that the firm is in compliance with the Standard.

C)   Review the firm’s record retention procedures with her supervisor or compliance officer to ensure that they comply with the Standard, or suggest ways to bring them into compliance.

D)   Document her opinions about the firm’s record keeping procedures for her own records in case any enforcement action arises.

The correct answer was C)

Standard V(C), Record Retention requires that members maintain all records supporting analysis, recommendations, actions, and all other investment related communications with clients and prospects. The recommended procedures for compliance with Standard V(C) state that the record-keeping requirement is generally the firm’s responsibility. These records are the property of the firm, so Redd keeping her own copies at home could potentially violate Standard IV(A), Loyalty. Redd’s best course of action is to review the firm’s procedures with her supervisor and recommend any improvements that are necessary to bring them into compliance with Standard V(C).