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All of the following are poor examples of supervisory responsibility EXCEPT:

A)	Incorporating a professional conduct evaluation as part of an employee’s performance review.

B)	Proper supervision is not exercised because the supervisor's income is partially based on unsupervised or improper trading activity.

C)	Poor procedures allow a portfolio manager to designate a trade to an account or portfolio after the outcome of the trade is known.

According to Standard IV(C), supervisors must make reasonable efforts to detect and prevent violations of laws, rules, regulations, and the Code and Standards by anyone under their authority. Incorporating a professional conduct evaluation as part of an employee’s performance review is a recommended compliance procedure.

Which of the following statements about Standard IV(C) Responsibilities of Supervisors is least accurate?

A)	If a subordinate violates a securities law, her supervisor is in violation of Standard IV(C).

B)	If the supervisor makes a reasonable effort to detect violations, but fails to detect a violation that occurs, she is in compliance with Standard IV(C).

C)	If no effort is made to detect violations, the supervisor is in violation of Standard IV(C) even if no violations by her subordinates have occurred.

Standard IV(C) Responsibilities of Supervisors requires members to make a reasonable effort to detect violations by their subordinates. Violations by subordinates do not necessarily mean the supervisor has violated this Standard.

A manager has pointed out that his firm has experienced significant expansion over the past few years. Until recently, its Legal Department was responsible for the firm's compliance activities. Now, however, the legal and compliance functions have been separated. A compliance officer has been formally designated and a comprehensive compliance program has been put in place.

In order to function effectively, the compliance officer must have the authority:

A)	to hire and fire personnel.

B)	which is consistent with the most senior partner or executive officer in the firm.

C)	to affect, control, and guide employee behavior and to respond to employee misconduct.

Compliance officers must be able to guide employee behavior and respond to employee misconduct, otherwise there will be no effective compliance procedures in place. Unless the compliance officer can effectuate compliance procedures, the compliance program has no chance of responding to or preventing violations of the Standards.

According to the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct, which of the following statements about members with supervisory responsibility is FALSE? Members with supervisory responsibility:

A)	must make reasonable efforts to detect violation of laws, rules, regulations, and the Code and Standards.

B)	are expected to have in-depth knowledge of the Code and Standards and to apply this knowledge in discharging their supervisory responsibilities.

C)	are relieved of their supervisory responsibility if they delegate their supervisory duties to other members of CFA Institute.

Although members who supervise large numbers of employees may delegate supervisory duties, such delegation does not relieve them of their supervisory responsibility.

A firm recently hired Jill Taylor to be a managing supervisor in the firm. Taylor knows that all of her subordinate supervisors are members of CFA Institute and that they have a compliance system in place with respect to the Code and Standards. Under these conditions Taylor needs to:

A)	review the compliance system for its adequacy.

B)	neither of these choices.

C)	rely on the current compliance system since the subordinate supervisors are subject to the Code and Standards.

According to Standard IV(C), Responsibilities of Supervisors, Taylor must make reasonable efforts to detect violations of law, rules, regulations, and Code and Standards. This responsibility is not eliminated because the Taylor’s subordinates are CFA Charterholders. Taylor should review the compliance system and report any inadequacies to senior management.

According to Standard IV(C), a CFA Institute member who is in a supervisory role must have which of the following?

A)	Both of these.

B)	An in-depth knowledge of the Code and Standards.

C)	A graduate degree.

The only requirement for a supervisor is an in-depth knowledge of the Code and Standards. Neither of the other choices are required.

The following scenarios describe two members of CFA Institute who have supervisory responsibility.

According to the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct, which of the following statements about whether Long and Luck followed appropriate compliance procedures involving their responsibilities as supervisors is TRUE?

A)	Luck violated the procedures for compliance, but Long did not.

B)	Neither Luck nor Long violated the procedures for compliance.

C)	Both Luck and Long violated the procedures for compliance.

Long violated the procedures for compliance involving her supervisory responsibility by not tailoring the compliance manual to Hawthorne's operations and by not distributing the contents of the program to appropriate personnel. Luck also violated the procedures for compliance by not responding promptly to the allegation that Trout violated the CFA Institute standard involving priority of transactions and by not increasing supervision on Trout pending the outcome of the investigation.

Wanda Kirby, CFA, recently joined Allegheny Investments as a senior analyst. Because of her extensive experience in the investments business and knowledge of the Code and Standards, Allegheny's management asked her to assume supervisory responsibility. Kirby reviewed Allegheny's existing compliance system and determined that it was inadequate to allow her to clearly discharge her supervisory responsibility. According to CFA Institute Standards, Kirby should:

A)	agree to accept supervisory responsibility provided that Allegheny adopts reasonable procedures to allow her to adequately exercise such responsibility.

B)	decline in writing to accept supervisory responsibility until Allegheny adopts reasonable procedures to allow her to adequately exercise such responsibility.

C)	agree to accept supervisory responsibility and to develop reasonable procedures to allow her to adequately exercise such responsibility.

If Kirby clearly cannot discharge supervisory responsibilities because of an inadequate compliance system, she should decline in writing to accept supervisory responsibility until Allegheny adopts reasonable procedures to allow her to adequately exercise such responsibility.

For years John Berger, a CFA charterholder and CEO of a company, relied upon a set of reasonable procedures for preventing violations of the Code and Standards of Professional Conduct in the firm. To not be liable for a violation of the Standards, Berger must:

A)	do nothing more than have the set of procedures in place as stated.

B)	both periodically review the procedures and ensure the procedures are monitored and enforced.

C)	ensure the procedures are monitored and enforced.

As a CEO, Berger is responsible for implementing and maintaining appropriate compliance procedures. He must also ensure the procedures are monitored and enforced.

Which of the following statements about Standard IV(C), Responsibilities of Supervisors, is FALSE? CFA Institute members with supervisory authority:

A)	are expected to bring an inadequate compliance system to the attention of the firm's senior managers and recommend corrective action.

B)	are expected to have in-depth knowledge of the Code and Standards and to apply this knowledge in discharging their supervisory responsibilities.

C)	may delegate supervisory duties, which relieves them of their supervisory authority.

Standard IV(C) permits members to delegate supervisory duties but such delegation does not relieve members of their supervisory responsibility.

For years, John Berger, a CFA charterholder and CEO of a company, relied upon a set of reasonable procedures for preventing violations of the Standards of Practice in the firm. The company has recently arranged to have members of CFA Institute as mid-level supervisors throughout the firm. With this arrangement Berger has delegated the supervision of employees with respect to the Code and Standards to the mid-level managers. With this action Berger:

A)	is relieved of his obligation to supervise the employees under the mid-level supervisors.

B)	has violated Standard IV(C), Responsibilities of Supervisors.

C)	is still responsible for seeing that procedures are in place to prevent violations of the Code and Standards.

Berger has not violated any of the Standards. He has the right to delegate supervisory duties. This delegation does not relieve him of the responsibility of making sure that procedures are in place to prevent violations of the Code and Standards.

A firm recently hired Hal Crane, CFA, to be a supervisor in the firm. Crane has reviewed the procedures for complying with the Code and Standards in the company. It is Crane’s belief that the procedures need revision in order to be effective. Crane must:

A)	only send out a petition to fellow workers asking for a change in the procedures.

B)	both submit a petition to fellow workers and inform the SEC.

C)	refuse supervisory responsibilities in writing until the company adopts an adequate system.

If Crane believes the current procedures are not adequate, Crane must refuse the supervisory responsibilities in writing until an adequate system is adopted. There is nothing in the Standards about circulating a petition.

For many years, John Berger, CFA, has been a mentor of Bob Chennings, a family friend, who just earned the CFA designation. Berger is the CEO of a firm that just hired Chennings, but the hiring was done at a lower level so Berger and Chennings have no direct contact in the daily operation of the firm. With respect to Standard IV(C), Responsibilities of Supervisors, Berger:

A)	assumes no extra responsibility with the hiring of Chennings.

B)	must both develop written procedures concerning Chennings and routinely evaluate his performance.

C)	must develop a set of written procedures to prevent violations derived from his mentoring Chennings.

As a CEO, Berger is responsible for reasonable procedures being in place for the entire firm. Since Berger is not the supervisor of Chennings, however, Berger assumes no extra responsibility upon his hiring.

Bill Fence, CFA, supervises a group of research analysts, none of whom have earned the CFA designation or are CFA candidates. On several occasions he has attempted to get his firm to adopt a compliance system to ensure that applicable laws and regulations are followed. However, the firm's principals have never adopted his recommendations. Fence should most appropriately:

A)	decline in writing to accept supervisory responsibility until reasonable compliance procedures are adopted.

B)	resign from the firm, because no other alternative will keep him in compliance with the Code and Standards.

C)	take no further action, because by encouraging his firm to adopt a compliance system he has fulfilled his obligations under the Code and Standards.

According to Standard IV(C), Responsibilities of Supervisors, if the member cannot discharge supervisory responsibilities because of a poor or nonexistent compliance system, the member should decline in writing to accept supervisory responsibility until the firm adopts an adequate system. The standard does not require Fence to resign.

Martin Tripp, CFA, is vice-president of the equity department at Walker Financial, a large money management firm. Of the twenty analysts in his department for whom he has supervisory responsibility, eight are subject to CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct. Tripp believes that he cannot personally evaluate the conduct of the twenty analysts on a continuing basis. Therefore, he plans to delegate some of his supervisory duties to Sarah Green, who is subject to the Standards, and some to Bob Brown, who is not subject to the Standards. According to CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct, which of the following statements about Tripp's ability to delegate supervisory duties is most correct?

A)	Tripp cannot delegate any of his supervisory duties to either Green or Brown.

B)	Tripp can delegate some or all of his supervisory duties only to Green because she is subject to the Standards.

C)	Tripp can delegate some or all of his supervisory duties to Brown, even though Brown is not subject to the Standards.

Standard IV(C), Responsibilities of Supervisors, permits Tripp to delegate supervisory duties to Green, Brown, or both, but such delegation does not relieve Tripp of his supervisory responsibility.

Which of the following is least likely a recommended procedure for supervisors and compliance officers to comply with Standard IV(C), Responsibilities of Supervisors?

A)	Disseminate the firm's compliance procedures to employees.

B)	Incorporate a professional conduct evaluation into the employee's performance review.

C)	Hold hearings when violations have occurred to determine the severity of the violations.

While a supervisor should respond promptly and investigate violations, there is no obligation to hold hearings when violations have occurred.

Jess Green, CFA is the research director for Castle Investment, Inc., and has supervisory responsibility over eight analysts, including three CFA charterholders. Castle has a compliance program in place. According to CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct, which of the following is NOT an action that Green should take to adhere to the compliance procedures involving responsibilities of supervisors? Green should:

A)	issue periodic reminders of the procedures to all analysts under his supervision.

B)	incorporate a professional conduct evaluation as part of the performance review only for the three CFA charterholders.

C)	disseminate the contents of the compliance program to the eight analysts.

Green should incorporate a professional conduct evaluation as part of his review of all eight analysts under his supervision, not just the three CFA charterholders.

Edwin McNeill, CFA, is a senior trader for Grey Securities. In his monthly review of his team’s activity, McNeill notices a series of suspicious trades by one of the traders. McNeill consults his manager, who agrees that these trades are a potential violation. McNeill informs the trader that her duties will be restricted while these trades are being investigated and refers the matter to Grey’s compliance officer for further action. McNeill has:

A)	not violated the Standards.

B)	violated Standard IV(C) – Responsibilities of Supervisors by restricting the trader’s duties before the investigation is completed.

C)	violated Standard IV(C) – Responsibilities of Supervisors by failing to prevent a potential violation.

By reviewing the employee’s conduct, restricting the employee’s activities while investigating a potential violation, and referring the matter to his manager and compliance officer, McNeill acted properly according to Standard IV(C) – Responsibilities of Supervisors. Wrongdoing by a subordinate does not mean the manager has violated Standard IV(C) as long as adequate procedures to detect and prevent violations are in place and the manager enforces them.

Dixie Miller, CAIA, and Level II CFA candidate, heads the research department of a large brokerage firm. The firm has many analysts, some of whom are subjected to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct. If Miller delegates some of her supervisory duties, which statement best describes her responsibilities under the CFA Institute Code and Standards?

A)	Miller retains supervisory responsibilities for those duties delegated to her subordinates.

B)	CFA Institute Standards prevent Miller from delegating supervisory duties to subordinates.

C)	Miller's supervisory responsibilities do not apply to those subordinates who are not subjected to the CFA Institute Code and Standards.

Even though members may delegate supervisory duties, such delegation does not relieve members of the supervisory responsibility.

Carmen Jorgensen, CFA, is the chief compliance officer for Dalton Financial Network, a regional brokerage firm. Dalton is divided into three regions, each of which has a regional compliance officer. Martin Lund, CFA, is the regional compliance officer for Dalton’s South Region.

Dalton has established procedures for proper allocation of trades to all clients. In October, Fred Curry, CFA, a broker in the South Region, misallocated a trade in favor of certain of his clients and to the detriment of others. It became evident that Lund had failed to review the trades on a timely basis as called for in Dalton’s Procedures Manual.

After an investigation, it was concluded that Curry violated the Code and Standards by failing to allocate trades properly and Lund violated the Code and Standards by failing to supervise appropriately. It should also conclude that Jorgensen:

A)	did not violate the Code and Standards because adequate procedures were in place, even though they weren't being followed.

B)	violated the Code and Standards by failing to adequately supervise her regional compliance officer, Lund.

C)	violated the Code and Standards by failing to establish proper procedures.

Standard IV(C) is violated when a supervisor does not take reasonable steps to implement an effective compliance system. Even though the system employed by Dalton may be adequate, Jorgensen is responsible to see that her regional compliance officers follow it.