1:Husband/wife... both working in finance jobs. They routinely discuss possilibility of clients entering mergers, etc. Has they violated Standard of confidentiality(Yes/No) and Standard of Material non-public information(Yes/No)?
5:A member put CFA logo on his individual letterhead or business card. In order to prevent CFA is incorporated into company name, he doesn't place in such close proximity to a company name and put at the bottom of the card. Has he violated Standard VII(B) for his individual letterhead or business card? (Yes/No)
4:Which of the following is likely to violated Market Manipiulation for buying and immediately selling to have tax benefit(Yes/No) and using Legitimate trading strategy to exploit market inefficiency(Yes/No)
in the class i took (put on by people who have graded the exam) we were told that if you are borderline, ethics can push you one way or the other...e.g pass rate is 65%, you get 64 but great on ethics...pass.....conversely, you get 65 but terrible ethics---fail.