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QUESTION: 106

To claim compliance with the AIMR Performance Presentation Standards,

at least 1/2 of the investment managers in the firm must comply with the Standards.
the entire firm must comply with the Standards.
none of these answers. The Standards apply to individual investment manager's performance only.
at least 3/4 of the investment managers in the firm must comply with the Standards.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

To claim compliance with the AIMR-PPS, the firm must comply with the Standards on a firmwide basis.
Additionally, the firm must state exactly how it is defining itself for purposes of compliance.

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QUESTION: 107

Standard IV (B.5) deals with ________.

Disclosure of Conflicts to Clients and Prospects
Prohibition against Use of Material Nonpublic Information
None of these answers
Preservation of Confidentiality
Prohibition against Misrepresentation
Priority of Transactions
Disclosure of Referral Fees
Performance Presentation

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Standard IV (B.5) deals with the preservation of confidentiality of information communicated by clients or employers concerning matters within the scope of the client-member, employer-member relationship.

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QUESTION: 108

Which of the following is not a violation of Standard II (C)?

Use a small part of an analysts work who also is employed in a completely different (non-competitive) industry, without acknowledgment.
Use a small part of an analysts work who also is employed in the same industry, without acknowledgment.
All of these answers are violations.
Using one chart in a presentation that was prepared by another analyst, without acknowledgment.
Giving an oral report and citing specific quotations, attributable to "leading analysts," without specific reference.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Using excerpts from articles or reports prepared by others, either verbatim, or with only a slight change, without acknowledgment; citing specific quotations, attributable to "leading analysts," without specific reference; using charts or graphs without stating their sources; and copying proprietary computerized spreadsheets or algorithms without seeking the authorization of their creators - all of these practices are violations of Standard II (C). Only globally recognized sources of factual material such as that provided by Standard & Poor's, or Moody's Investors Service, can be used without acknowledgment, since such information is already in the public realm.

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QUESTION: 109

Which of the following can be found in Standard II?

Members shall not participate in plagiarism.
Members shall maintain appropriate records to support the reasonableness of recommendations.
Members shall maintain knowledge of and comply with all applicable laws.
Members shall not undertake any independent practice in competition with employer without written consent.
Members shall make reasonable efforts to achieve public dissemination of material nonpublic information disclosed in breach of a duty.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Standard II states: "Members shall not copy or use, in substantially the same form as the original, material prepared by another without acknowledging and identifying the name of the author, publisher or source of such material."

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QUESTION: 110

Social factors

none of these answers.
must be a primary consideration of investments because of the ERISA rule.
may never be a primary consideration of investments.
may be a primary consideration of investments, depending on the guidelines of the investment policy.
must be a primary consideration of investments because of the prudence rule.
must be a primary consideration of investments because of the loyalty rule.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

ERISA guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Labor state that ERISA prudence standard requires a fiduciary to make investment decisions first on grounds of economic and investment merit. Consideration of social factors may be an incidental, but never primary, consideration of investments that are equal in economic and financial terms.

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