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3. Adira Badawi, CFA, who owns a research and consulting company, is an independent board
member of a leading cement manufacturer in a small local market. Because of Badawi’s
expertise in the cement industry, a foreign cement manufacturer looking to enter the local
market has hired him to undertake a feasibility study. Under what circumstances can Badawi
most likely undertake the assignment without violating the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and
Standards of Professional Conduct? If he:
A. makes full disclosure to both companies.
B. receives written permission from the local company.
C. signs confidentiality agreements with both companies.
Answer = A
“Guidance for Standards I–VII,” CFA Institute
2012 Modular Level I, Vol. 1, pp. 123–125
Study Session 1-2-c
Recommend practices and procedures designed to prevent violations of the Code of Ethics and
Standards of Professional Conduct.
A is correct because making full and fair disclosure of all matters that could reasonably be
expected to impair one’s independence and objectivity or interfere with respective duties to
one’s clients is required by Standard VI Conflicts of Interest of the CFA Institute Code of Ethics
and Standards of Professional Conduct.
4. Noor Mawar, CFA, manages a trust fund with the beneficiary being an orphaned 18-year-old
student. The investment policy dictates that trust assets are expected to provide the student
with a stable low risk source of income until she reaches the age of 30 years. Based on
information from an internet blog, the student asks Mawar to invest in a new business venture
she expects will provide high returns over the next 5 years. Mawar ignores the request, instead
securing conservative investments to provide sufficient income. Did Mawar most likely violate
the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct?
A. Yes
B. No, because the client’s objectives were met
C. No, because the investment time frame does not match the investment horizon
Answer = B
“Guidance for Standards I–VII,” CFA Institute
2012 Modular Level I, Vol. 1, pp. 78–80
Study Session 1-2-b
Distinguish between conduct that conforms to the Code and Standards and conduct that
violates the Code and Standards.
B is correct because the client is the trust/trustees, not the beneficiary. Mawar followed
Standard III (C) Suitability by managing the trust assets in a way that would likely result in a
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