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Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) Questions 201–205 (page: 42)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026
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Securities lending refers to the practice of temporarily transferring securities to a borrower with the intent that the lender will buy them back at a future date. The borrower is required to return the securities to the lender, either on demand or at a specified time. A major reason for securities lending is:

  1. To circulate the issued capital
  2. To facilitate short sale
  3. To facilitate over the counter trade
  4. To fasten secondary market trading

Answer(s): B



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Auditors should be aware of the following control and monitoring activities typically associated with securities lending EXCEPT:

  1. Reviewing counterparties for credit worthiness and obtaining master trade agreements and credit approval for counterparties before entering into stock-loan or stock-borrow transaction
  2. Establishing transaction limits by counterparty
  3. Obtaining physical possession or control of all collateral
  4. Establishing position and credit limits by counterparty

Answer(s): D



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Which of the following activity/ies should be considered by the auditors whenever reviewing situations where broker-dealer finance proprietary or customer activity through collateralized bank loans?

  1. Ensuring that customer, noncustomer, and firm bank loans are separately maintained and that procedures are in place to prevent commingling of collateral
  2. Maintaining separate accounts in the general ledger for the securities collateralizing each loan
  3. Obtaining collateral from the counterparty
  4. Reconciling the repurchase and reverse repurchase subsidiary ledgers to the stock record and general ledger daily. Out-of-balances are recorded as suspense items and researched immediately

Answer(s): A,B



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Reviewing counterparties for creditworthiness and obtaining master trade agreements and credit approval for counterparties before entering into a repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement Obtaining collateral from the counterparty Marking to market all collateral daily; if a deficit (within established guidelines) exists, additional collateral may be obtained from the counterparty Reconciling the repurchase and reverse repurchase subsidiary ledgers to the stock record and general ledger daily. Out-of-balances are recorded as suspense items and researched immediately These are actually:

  1. Control and monitoring activities related to purchase and reverse purchase agreement
  2. Review activities where broker-dealer ­dealers finance proprietary or customer activity through collateralized bank
  3. Auditors should be aware of the following control and monitoring activities typically associated with securities lending
  4. None of these

Answer(s): A



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"A valid contract involves each party giving something of value. This exchange of value, or consideration, may take the form of money, action, or promise. For insurance contracts, the insured's consideration is the payment or premiums and a promise to fulfill the conditions of the contracts, and the insurer's consideration is the promise to pay after a loss occurs." This is related to an element in an insurance policy contract. It is known as:

  1. Agreement
  2. Consideration
  3. Competent parties
  4. Legal purpose

Answer(s): B



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