Lecture 3 Flashcards

1
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What is Standard 1 for the CFA Standards of Practice

A

Professionalism

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2
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What is Standard 1(A)?

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Knowledge of the Law

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3
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What is IFIC

A

Investment Funds Institute of Canada

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4
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What is MFDA

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Mutual Funds Dealer Association

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5
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What is IIROC

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Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada

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6
Q

What act deals with privacy?

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PIPEDA

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7
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What act deals with insider trading?

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Criminal code

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8
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What act deals with shareholders rights?

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Canadian Business Act

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9
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What act deals with money laundering?

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Terrorist Financing Act

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10
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What act deals with M&A

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Income Tax Act, Competition Act and Investment Canada Act

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11
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What did IIROC and MFDA merge into?

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CIRO –> Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

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12
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What does Knowledge of the Law mean?

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Stay informed and up to date and review company procedures

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13
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What is Standard 1(B)?

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Independence and Objectivity

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14
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What does independence and objectivity mean?

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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

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15
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What is Standard 1(C)?

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Misrepresentation

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16
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What does misrepresentation mean?

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False statements or deliberate omissions of facts

17
Q

What is Standard 1(D)?

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Misconduct

18
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What is misconduct?

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Any act that involves lying, cheating or stealing.

19
Q

What is GIPS?

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Global Investment Performance Standards

20
Q

Window Dressing

A

Mutual funds investing in stocks that have done well during the end of the quarter so managers pick “winners”

21
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Style Drift

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Managers picking securities that move away from the original investment style/strategy

22
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Style Boxes

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Allows equity investors to capture a size and value growth continuum for equity investments

23
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Cherry-pick

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Selection process that selects the best accounts in creating the fund’s composite performance

24
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Leverage

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Borrowing cash to increase portfolio