AIMR?believes:
A. that a maximum level of professional responsibility and conduct dictates that members be aware of and comply with laws, rules, and regulations governing their conduct.
B. companies should set standards based on the ethics of upper management and the board of directors.
C. that firms should comply with all domestic laws and regulations and that these laws also govern behavior in foreign markets, regardless of foreign laws and requirements.
D. that a minimum level of professional responsibility and conduct dictates that members be aware of and comply with laws, rules, and regulations governing their conduct.
There are four components of the AIMR?Code of Ethics. All of the following are part of the Code of Ethics EXCEPT:
A. Practice and encourage others to practice in a professional and ethical manner that will reflect credit on members and their profession.
B. Strive to maintain and improve the competence of regulatory bodies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
C. Strive to maintain and improve the competence of others in the profession.
D. Use reasonable care and exercise independent professional judgment.
Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a person is a fiduciary if he or she:
A. has discretionary authority in the administration of the pension plan; rende rs investment advice for a fee with respect to a pension plan’s assets; exercises any discretionary authority with the management of the pension plan or its assets.
B. has an executive position in the firm sponsoring the pension plan.
C. has an executive position in the firm sponsoring the pension plan; has discretionary authority in the administration of the pension plan.
D. exercises any discretionary authority with the management of the pension plan or its assets.
All of the following are appropriate uses of the CFA designation EXCEPT:
A. Jeremy Salyers, CFA.
B. Joanne Silbourne is a CFA charterholder.
C. I, as a CFA charterholder, expect to outperform the market because CFA charterholders have on average outperformed the S&P in 95 percent of the last 50 years.
D. I have earned the CFA designation by passing three exams, having sufficient work experience and becoming a member of AIMR?.