Lecture 3 Flashcards
What is Standard 1 for the CFA Standards of Practice
Professionalism
What is Standard 1(A)?
Knowledge of the Law
What is IFIC
Investment Funds Institute of Canada
What is MFDA
Mutual Funds Dealer Association
What is IIROC
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada
What act deals with privacy?
PIPEDA
What act deals with insider trading?
Criminal code
What act deals with shareholders rights?
Canadian Business Act
What act deals with money laundering?
Terrorist Financing Act
What act deals with M&A
Income Tax Act, Competition Act and Investment Canada Act
What did IIROC and MFDA merge into?
CIRO –> Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization
What does Knowledge of the Law mean?
Stay informed and up to date and review company procedures
What is Standard 1(B)?
Independence and Objectivity
What does independence and objectivity mean?
Independence is the freedom from conditions that threaten the ability of an analyst to do their job
Objectivity is unbiased mental attitude that an analyst has
What is Standard 1(C)?
Misrepresentation