QUESTION: 453

Standard I includes rules on which of the following?

Professional Misconduct
All of these answers
Use of Professional Designation
None of these answers
Prohibition against Plagiarism

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Standard I refers to compliance with laws, rules and regulations and their violation. Standard II - Relationships with and Responsibilities to the Profession - includes rules on the use of Professional Designation, Professional Misconduct and Prohibition against Plagiarism.

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QUESTION: 454

Smithers is a financial analyst with XYZ Brokerage Company. She is preparing a purchase recommendation on JNI Corporation. Which of the following situations would represent a conflict of interest for Smithers and, therefore, would have to be disclosed?

Smithers is on a retainer as a consultant to JNI.
II. XYZ holds for its own account a substantial common stock position in JNI.
III. Smithers has material beneficial owners of JNI through a family trust.
IV. Smithers' brother-in-law is a supplier to JNI.
II and III only.
I, II and III only.
II only.
I and IV only.
III only.
IV only.
I only.
I, II and IV only.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

This question pertains to Standard IV (B.7), Disclosure of Conflicts to Clients and Standard III (C), Disclosure of Conflicts to Employer. Statements I, II and III describe conflicts of interest for Smithers or for her firm that would have to be disclosed. Statement I describes an employment relationship between the analyst and the company subject to recommendation. Statement II describes the beneficial interest of the analyst's employer in the company's stock. Statement III describes the analyst's own beneficial interest in the company stock. In Statement IV, the relationship between the analyst and the company through a relative is so tangential that it does not create a conflict of interest necessitating disclosure.

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QUESTION: 455

Fiduciary duty includes a duty of loyalty and a reasonable standard of ________.

care
none of these answers
prudence
custody

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Standard IV (B.1) - Fiduciary Duties - states: Because the fiduciary is in a position of trust, the duty required in fiduciary relationships exceeds what may be acceptable in other industries. Fiduciaries owe undivided loyalty to their clients and must place client interests before their own. The investment manager's fiduciary responsibility to a client includes a duty of loyalty and a duty to exercise a reasonable standard of care. Investment actions should be carried out for the sole benefit of the client and in a manner the manager believes to be in the interest of the client, given the known facts and circumstances.

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QUESTION: 456

When a trustee for private investment funds has responsibility toward current beneficiaries who are income oriented and future beneficiaries ("remaindermen") who are capital growth oriented, she has primary fiduciary duty toward:

both have to be treated on the same footing.
the income beneficiaries.
the remaindermen.
insufficient information.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Personal trust account trustees are subject to the "Prudent Man Rule" in their investment behavior and are required to follow the guidelines of the trust. In particular, when there are conflicting interests involved, the trustee is required to maintain an equitable balance between the interests of different groups. Standard IV (B.1)
- Fiduciary Duties - and the Topical Study, "Fiduciary Duty."

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