Q9. Shortly after becoming employed by Valco & Co., an investment banking firm, Stan McDowell, CFA, learns that most of Valco's initial public offerings (IPO) are really effected in order to profit management via price manipulation of the shares. McDowell observes an illegal act, sanctioned by senior management, in progress and refuses to sign off on his responsibility. Instead, McDowell takes the documentation to his supervisor and tells him he should sign it in his place. This action is: A) an overreaction. Senior management's sanctioning of the act absolves McDowell from his ordinary responsibility as a CFA Institute member. B) a suitable reaction, and he is in compliance with the Code and Standards. C) a violation of the Code and Standards since he is required not to knowingly participate or assist in such an act.
Q10. According to the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct, Standard I(A), Knowledge of the Law, members shall not knowingly participate or assist in any violations of laws, rules, or regulations. An analyst:
A) is held responsible for participating in illegal acts when the law is evident to anyone knowing the law and is held responsible for violations by others when the analyst is unaware of the facts giving rise to the violation. B) is held responsible for participating in illegal acts when the law is evident to anyone knowing the law and can participate in a violation by having knowledge of the violation and taking no action to stop it or disassociate from it. C) must report all legal violations to the proper regulatory commission and is held responsible for participating in illegal acts when the law is evident to anyone knowing the law.
Q11. Which of the following statements about the responsibilities of CFA charterholders is TRUE? CFA charterholders:
A) are only obligated to comply with securities laws in the U.S. B) must comply with the laws and rules governing their profession or must not engage in any individual behavior that reflects adversely on the entire profession. C) must comply with the laws and rules governing their profession and must not engage in any individual behavior that reflects adversely on the entire profession.
Q12. An analyst, who is a CFA charterholder, is working in a foreign country. Which of the following statements is TRUE? The analyst is: A) governed by the laws and standards of the country in which he is living and working. B) covered by the strictest of the following laws and rules: his own country's, the foreign country's or CFA Institute's Code and Standards. C) governed by CFA Institute's Code and Standards.
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