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CFA考试LevelⅠ历年真题详解LevelⅠMockExamMorningSession
2013LevelⅠMockExam:
MorningSession
Questions1through18relatetoEthicalandProfessionalStandards.
1.BaileyWatson,CFAmanages25emergingmarketpensionfunds.Herecentlyhadtheopportunitytobuy100,000sharesinapubliclylistedcompanywhoseprospectsareconsidered“aboveindustrynorm”bymostanalysts.Thecompany’ssharesrarelytradebecausemostmanagerstakea“buyandhold”strategybecauseofthecompany’ssmallfreefloat.Beforeplacingtheorderwithhisdealer,Watsonallocatedthesharestobepurchasedaccordingtotheweightedvalueofeachofhisclients’portfolios.Whenitcametimetoexecutethetrades,thedealerwasonlyabletopurchase50,000shares.TopreventviolatingStandardIII(B)FairDealing,itwouldbemostappropriateforWatsontoreallocatethe50,000sharespurchasedby:
A.reducingeachpensionfund’sallocationproportionately.
B.distributingthemequallyamongstallthepensionfundportfolios
C.allocatingrandomlybutgivingfundsleftoutpriorityonthenextsimilartypetrade.
【答案】A
【解析】
“GuidanceforStandardsI–VII,”CFAInstitute
2013ModularLevelI,Vol.1,Reading2,StandardIII(B)FairDealing
StudySession1–2–c
RecommendpracticesandproceduresdesignedtopreventviolationsoftheCodeofEthicsandStandardsofProfessionalConduct.
AiscorrectbecauseStandardIII(B)FairDealingrequiresmembersandcandidatestodealfairlyandobjectivelywithallclients.Certainclientscannotbefavoredoverotherclientswhentheirinvestmentobjectivesandcircumstancesaresimilar.Therefore,themostappropriatewaytohandlethereallocationofanilliquidshareistoreduceeachclient’sproportiononaprorata,orweightedbasis.
2.DilshanKumar,CFA,isaworld-renownedmininganalystbasedinLondon.Recently,hereceivedaninvitationfromCerberusMining,aLondonStockExchangelistedcompanywithheadquartersinJohannesburg,SouthAfrica.CerberusaskedKumartojoinagroupofprominentanalystsfromaroundtheworldonatourofitsminesinSouthAfrica,someofwhichareinremotelocations,noteasilyaccessible.TheinvitationalsoincludesanarrangedwildlifesafaritoKruegerNationalParkfortheanalysts.Kumaracceptstheinvitation,planningtovisitotherminingcompanieshecoversinNamibiaandBotswanaafterthesafari.TopreventviolatinganyCFAInstituteStandardsofProfessionalConduct,itismostappropriateforKumartoonlyacceptwhichtypeofpaidtravelarrangementsfromCerberus?
A.GroundtransportationtoKruegerNationalPark
B.EconomyclassroundtripticketfromLondontoJohannesburg
C.FlightsonaprivateairplanetotheremoteminingsitesinSouthAfrica
【答案】C
【解析】
“GuidanceforStandardsI–VII,”CFAInstitute
2013ModularLevelI,Vol.1,Reading2,StandardI(B)IndependenceandObjectivity
StudySession1–2–c
RecommendpracticesandproceduresdesignedtopreventviolationsoftheCodeofEthicsandStandardsofProfessionalConduct.
CiscorrectbecauseStandardI(B)IndependenceandObjectivityrequiresmembersandcandidatestousereasonablecareandjudgmenttomaintaintheirindependenceandobjectivityintheirprofessionalactivities.BestpracticedictatesthatKumaronlyaccepttransportationtotheremoteminingsitesinthatitisunlikelyhewouldbeabletosourcecommercialflightstothelocationsandgroundtransportmaynotbeviable. BecauseKumarwouldnormallyvisitminingsitesaroundtheworldaspartofhisjobandbecauseheiscombiningthistripwithtriptootherminesitesindifferentcountries,itwouldbeinappropriateforCerberustopayfortheanalyst’stravelexpensesfromLondon. AlthoughKumarcouldgoonsafariwiththegroupofanalysts,heshouldpayhisownwaysoastorestrictanyinfluencesuchagiftcouldpossiblyhavewhenmakinghisinvestmentrecommendationsonCerberus.
3.AbdulNaib,CFA,wasrecentlyaskedbyhisemployertosubmitanupdateddocumentprovidingthehistoryofhisemploymentandqualifications.Theexistingdocumentonfilewassubmittedwhenhewashiredfiveyearsago.HisemployernoticestheupdatedversionshowsNaibobtainedhisMasterofBusinessAdministration(MBA)degreetwoyearsago,whereastheearlierversionindicatedhehadalreadyobtainedhisMBA.BecausethepositionNaibwashiredforhadaminimumqualificationofanMBA,Naibisaskedtoexplainthediscrepancy.Hejustifieshisactionsbystating:
“Iknewyouwouldn’thiremeifIdidn’thaveanMBAdegree,butIalreadyhadmyCFAdesignation.KnowingyourequiredanMBA,Iwentbacktoschoolonapart-timebasisafterIwashiredtoobtainit.Igraduatedatthetopofmyclass,butthisshouldn’tcomeasanysurprise,asyouhaveseenevidenceIpassedallofmyCFAexamsonthefirstattempt.”DidNaibmostlikelyviolatetheCFAInstituteStandardsofProfessionalConduct?
A.No
B.Yes,withregardtoMisconduct
C.Yes,withregardtoReferencetotheCFADesignation
【答案】B
【解析】
“GuidanceforStandardsI–VII,”CFAInstitute
2013ModularLevelI,Vol.1,Reading2,StandardI(D)Misconduct,StandardVII(B)Referenceto
CFAInstitute,theCFADesignationandtheCFAProgram,pp.46,138–140
StudySession1–2–b
DistinguishbetweenconductthatconformstotheCodeandStandardsandconductthatviolatestheCodeandStandards.
BiscorrectbecauseNaibknowinglymisrepresentedhisqualificationsbystatinghehadobtainedanMBAdegreeatthetimeofhishirewheninfacthehadnot.Thisreflectsadverselyonhisprofessionalintegrity,violatingStandardI(D)Misconduct.StatinghepassedhisCFAexamsinthreeconsecutiveyearsisnotaviolationofStandardVII(B)ReferencetoCFAInstitute,theCFADesignation,andtheCFAProgramifitisfactual.Thereisnoevidencegiventoindicatehedidnotpassasclaimed.
4.JackSteyn,CFA,recentlybecametheheadofthetradingdeskatalargeinvestmentmanagementfirmthatspecializesindomesticequities.Whilereviewingthefirm’stradingoperations,henoticesclientsgivediscretiontothemanagertoselectbrokersonthebasisoftheiroverallservicestothemanagementfirm.Despitetheclientdirective,SteynwouldmostlikelyviolateStandardIII(A)Loyalty,Prudence,andCareifhepayssoftcommissionsforwhichofthefollowingservicesfromthebrokers?
A.Equityresearchreports
B.Investmentconferenceattendance
C.Databaseservicesforoffshoreinvestments
【答案】C
【解析】
“GuidanceforStandardsI–VII,”CFAInstitute
2013ModularLevelI,Vol.1,Reading2,StandardIII(A)SoftCommissionPolicies,pp.63–64
StudySession1–2–b
DistinguishbetweenconductthatconformstotheCodeandStandardsandconductthatviolatestheCodeandStandards.
CiscorrectbecauseStandardIII(A)Loyalty,PrudenceandCarestipulatesthattheclientownsthebrokerage.Thereforemembersandcandidatesarerequiredtoonlyuseclientbrokeragetothebenefitoftheclients(softcommissionpolicy). Becausethefirmspecializesindomesticequity,anoffshoreinvestmentdatabaseservicewouldnotbenefitclients.
5.ElbieBotha,CFA,anequityresearchanalystataninvestmentbank,disagreeswithherresearchteam’sbuyrecommendationforaparticularcompany’srightsissue.Sheacknowledgestherecommendationisbasedonawell-developedprocessandextensiveresearchbutfeelsthevaluationisoverpricedbasedonherassumptions.Despitehercontrarianview,hernameisincludedontheresearchreporttobedistributedtoalloftheinvestmentbank’sclients.ToavoidviolatinganyCFAInstitutestandards,itwouldbeleastappropriateforBothatoundertakewhichofthefollowing?
A.Leavehernameonthereport
B.Insisthernameisremovedfromthereport
C.Issueanewreportbasedonherconclusions
【答案】C
【解析】
“GuidanceforStandardsI–VII”,CFAInstitute
2013ModularLevelI,Vol.1,Reading2,StandardIV(A)Loyalty,StandardV(A)Diligenceand
ReasonableBasis
StudySession1–2–b
DistinguishbetweenconductthatconformstotheCodeandStandardsandconductthatviolatestheCodeandStandards.
CiscorrectbecauseStandardIV(A)callsforemployeestobeloyaltotheiremployerbynotcausingharm.IfBothareleasedacontradictoryresearchrecommendationreporttoclients,itcouldpossiblycauseconfusionamongstclientsandembarrassmenttothefirm.
6.ColleenO’Neil,CFA,managesaprivateinvestmentfundwithabalancedglobalinvestmentmandate.Herclientsinsistthatherpersonalinvestmentportfolioreplicatetheinvestmentswithintheirportfoliotoassurethemsheiswillingtoputhermoneyatrisk.ByundertakingwhichofthefollowingsimultaneousinvestmentactionsforherownportfoliowouldO’NeilmostlikelybeinviolationofStandardVI(B)PriorityofTransactions?
A.SaleofalistedU.S.bluechipvaluestock
B.ParticipationinapopularfrontiermarketIPO
C.PurchaseofaUKgovernmentbondintheprimarymarket
【答案】B
【解析】
“GuidanceforStandardsI–VII,”CFAInstitute
2013ModularLevelI,Vol.1,Reading2,StandardVI(B)PriorityofTransactions
StudySession1–2–b
DistinguishbetweenconductthatconformstotheCodeandStandardsandconductthatviolatestheCodeandStandards.
BiscorrectbecauseStandardVI(B)PriorityofTransactionsdictatesmembersandcandidatesgivetheirclientsandemployerprioritywhenmakingpersonalinvestmenttransactions.Evenwhenclientsalloworinsistthemanagerinvestalongsidethem,themanager’stransactionsmustneveradverselyaffecttheinterestsoftheclients.Apopularor“hot”IPOinafrontiermarketislikelytobeoversubscribed. Insuchcases,StandardVI(B)dictatesthemanagershouldnotparticipateinthiseventtobetterensureclientswillhaveahigherprobabi