QUESTION: 141

Standard V (A) is known as ________.

Prohibition against Use of Material Nonpublic Information
Duty to Employer
Preservation of Confidentiality
Interactions with Clients and Prospects
None of these answers
Investment Process
Fair Dealing
Professional Misconduct

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Standard IV (A) deals with the Investment Process. Standard III (B) deals with Duty to Employer. Standard IV (B.3) deals with Fair Dealing. Standard IV (B) deals with Interactions with Clients and Prospects. Standard V (A) deals with Prohibition against Use of Material Nonpublic Information. Standard IV (B.5) deals with Preservation of Confidentiality. Standard II (B) deals with Professional Misconduct.

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QUESTION: 142

Which of the following is/are true about the Performance Presentation Standards?

The PPS are voluntary standards and are not required by AIMR to be adopted by a member or a firm.
II. Members need not be in compliance with the PPS to be in compliance with Standard V (B) - Performance Presentation.
III. A member can claim compliance with the PPS only if he has complied with all the mandatory requirements of the PPS.
II and III only
I and III only
I, II and III
III only

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

All of the answers are true of the PPS standards.

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QUESTION: 143

Urvashi Kulkarni is an investment manager with Amritrust Bank, a mid-size investment bank. Urvashi is managing the pension plan assets of Megalith ICs, a maker of cloned integrated chips for PCs. Megalith is planning a take-over of Microchip Corp., a fast-growing rival which recently patented a technology which promises to change the face of chip cloning business. The pension plan assets of Megalith consist of 17% of Microchip's stock. Megalith's management has decided to buy up to 33% of the stock in a tender offer and transfer the 17% stock holdings of the pension plan to the company investment account. So it instructs Urvashi to sell the Microchip stock to Megalith's general account at the current market price and invest the cash in other stock as she feels appropriate. Urvashi knows that this action and the subsequent takeover of Microchip will substantially elevate Megalith's stock price, creating shareholder value. Urvashi should

refuse to follow the directive since she can be held liable under ERISA if she follows directives issued by the plan sponsor.
refuse to follow the directive since the action is harmful to the pension plan beneficiaries and Urvashi owes fiduciary loyalty to them, not the plan sponsor.
follow the management's directive and sell the stock to the general account.
none of these answers.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Urvashi owes fiduciary loyalty to the plan beneficiaries, not the management of Megalith. She must not sell Microchip's stock prior to the tender offer since in doing so, she will be selling the plan assets at a much lower price than would be available once the tender is floated. While such an action benefits Megalith shareholders, it harms the plan beneficiaries. Urvashi owes absolutely no allegiance to Megalith shareholders. Standard IV (B.1) - Fiduciary Duties - and the Topical Study, "Fiduciary Duties."

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QUESTION: 144

Standard III includes which of the following ?

Reasonable Basis and Representations
All of these answers
Performance Presentation
Use of Professional Designation
None of these answers
Responsibilities of Supervisors

Answer(s): F

Explanation:

Standard III deals with Obligation to Inform Employer of Code and Standards, Duty to Employer, Disclosure of Conflicts to Employer, Disclosure of Additional Compensation Arrangements and Responsibilities of Supervisors.

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