Brenda Simone is a money manager with the pension fund of Blue Streets as one of her clients. The director of the pension fund calls Simone and asks her to use a particular broker so that the fund can obtain some research services with the soft dollars from that broker. Simone believes that the desired broker will provide the same price and execution as the normal broker that Simone uses. Simone does as the client wishes. Simone has:()
A. not violated the Standards as long as the research provided by the broker will benefit Blue Streets.
B. not violated the Standards as long as the research provided by the broker will benefit Simone’s money management practice.
C. not violated the Standards as long as the research provided by the broker will benefit the plan beneficiaries.
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Assume the following capital lease: Present value (PV) of lease payments at 12 percent is $25000. The leased asset is depreciated straight line over 6 years. The lease payment is $ 6000. The first payment of $ 6000 is to be paid at the end of the year. What is the second year’s interest expense and principal payment Interest Expense Principal Payout()①A. $ 0 $ 6000 ②B. $ 3000 $ 3000 ③C. $ 2640 $ 3360
A. ①
B. ②
C. ③
Which of the following statements about the internal rate of return (IRR) for a project with the following cash flow pattern is TRUE Year 0: -$ 2000 Year 1: $ 10000 Year 2: -$ 10000()
A. It has a single IRR of approximately 38 percent.
B. It has a single IRR of approximately 260 percent.
C. It has two IRRs of approximately 38 and 260 percent.
ZhongYi Xie, CFA, a portfolio manager for PIA Investments, plans to manage the portfolios of several family members in exchange for a percentage of each portfolio’ s profits. As his family members have requested that ZhongYi Xie provide the services outside his employment with PIA, he notifies his employer in writing of his prospective outside employment. Two weeks later, ZhongYi Xie has received no response from his employer and begins managing the family members’ portfolios. By managing these portfolios, did ZhongYi Xie violate any CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct()
A. No.
B. Yes, because he failed to obtain written consent from his employer.
C. Yes, because he failed to disclose the outside employment to his existing clients.
The symmetry principle refers to the idea that if an economy is organized under a fair set of rules:()
A. the greatest good is achieved for the greatest number of people.
B. the wealth that individuals accumulate will become equal over time.
C. individuals receive goods and services equal in value to their economic contribution.