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Readings and Learning Outcome Statements •.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.••••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• 6
Stndy Session
1 - Ethical
and
Professional Standards •.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.••••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• 13
Stndy Session
2-
Ethical
and
Professional Standards: Application •••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• 110
Self-
Test-
Ethical
and
Professional Standards .•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.••••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• 128
Stndy Session 3 - Quantitative Methods for Valuation •.•.•.•.•.•.•.••••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• 138
Self-
Test-
Quantitative Methods for Valuation .•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.••••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•
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Stndy Session 4 - Economics for Valuation .•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.••••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•
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Self-
Test-
Economics for Valuation .• •.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.••••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•
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Formulas •.••••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• •.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.••••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• 349
Appendices ••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• •.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.••••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• 353
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READINGS
AND
LEARNING
OuTCOME
STATEMENTS
READINGS
The
following material
is
a
review
of
the
Ethical and
Professional
Standards,
Q;<antitative
Mtthods,
and
Economics
principles dtsigntd
to

address
tht
learning
outcomt
statements
set
forth
by
CPA
Institute.
STUDY
SESSION
1
Reading Assignments
Ethical and
Professional
Standards,
CFA Program Curriculum, Volume 1, Level II
(CFA Institute,
2012)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Code
of
Ethics
and
Standards
of

Professional
Conduct
Guidance for Standards
I-VII
CFA Institute Soft Dollar Standards
CFA Institute Research Objectivity Standards
STUDY
SESSION
2
Reading Assignments
page 13
page 13
page 91
page
100
Ethical and
Professional
Standards,
CFA Program Curriculum, Volume 1, Level II
(CFA Institute,
2012)
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
The
Glenarm Company
Preston

Partners
Super Selection
Trade Allocation: Fair Dealing and Disclosure
Changing Investment Objectives
Prudence in Perspective
STUDY
SESSION
3
Reading Assignments
page 110
page 112
page115
page 118
page
120
page 121
Q;<antitative
Methods
for
Valuation,
CFA Program Curriculum, Volume 1, Level II
(CFA Institute,
2012)
11.
12.
13.
Corrdation
and
Regression
Multiple Regression and Issues in Regression Analysis

Time-Series Analysis
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page 172
page 219
Book I - Ethical and Professional Standards, Quantitative Methods,
and
Eeonomics
Roodings
and
Learning
Outcome
Statemeots
STUDY
SESSION
4
Reading A.signments
Economics
for
Valuation,
CFA Program Curriculum, Volume
I,
Level
II
(CFA Institute, 2012}
14. Economic Growth
15. Regulation and Antitrust
Policy in a Globalized Economy

16. Trading with the World
17. Currency
Exchange Rates
18. Foreign Exchange
Parity Relations
19. Measuring Economic Activity
LEARNING
OuTCOME
STATEMENTS
(LOS)
page262
page280
page287
page298
page319
page340
The
CFA
Institute Learning
Outcome
Statements
are
listed
below.
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are
repeated
in
each
topic review; however, the order

may
have been changed in order
to
get
a better fit with the
flow
of
the
review.
STUDY
SESSION
1
The
topical
coverage
corresponds
with the following
CFA
Institute
assigned
reading:
l.
Code
of
Ethics
and
Staodards
of
Professional Conduct
The candidate should be able to:

a.
describe the six components
of
the Code
of
Ethics and the seven Standards
of
Professional Conduct. (page
13)
b.
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including the multiple sub-sections
of
each standard. (page
14}
The
topical
coverage
co"esponds
with the following
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assigned
reading:
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I-VII
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of

the Code
of
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of
Professional Conduct by applying the Code and Standards to specific situations.
(page
17}
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of
the
Code
of
Ethics and Standards
of
Professional Conduct. (page
17)
The
topical
coverage
co"esponds
with the following
CFA
Institute
assigned
reading:
3.
CFA
Institute Soft DoUar Staodards
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a.

define soft-dollar arrangements, and state the general principles
of
the Soft
Dollar Standards. (page
91}
b.
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c. determine whether a product or service qualifies
as
"permissible research" that
can be purchased with client brokerage. (page 95)
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Page
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Th<
topical
cov<rag<

cormponds with
th<
following
CPA
lnstitut<
assign<d
r<ading:
4.
CFA
Institute Research Objectivity Standard.
The candidate should be able to:
a.
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of
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b. evaluate company policies and practices related to research objectivity, and
distinguish between changes required and changes recommended for compliance
with the Research Objectivity
Standards. (page 101)
STUDY SESSION 2
Th<
topical
cov.rag•
cormponds with
th<
following
CPA
lnstitut<
assign<d
r<ading:

5.
The
Glenarm Company
6. Preston Partners
7. Super Selection
For each
of
these cases, the candidate should
be
able to:
a.
evaluate the practices and policies presented. (pages 110, 112, 115)
b. explain the appropriate action to
take
in
response to conduct that violates the
CFA Institute Code
of
Ethics and Standards
of
Professional Conduct.
(pages
110, 112, 115)
Th<
topical
cov.rag•
cormponds with
th<
following
CPA

lnstitut<
assign<d
r<ading:
8. Trade Allocation: Fair Dealing and Disclosure
The candidate should be able to:
a.
evaluate trade allocation practices, and determine whether compliance exists
with the CFA Institute Standards
of
Professional Conduct addressing fair dealing
and client loyalty. (page 118)
b.
describe appropriate actions to
take
in response to trade allocation practices that
do not adequately respect client interests. (page 119)
Th<
tDpical
cov<rag•
cormponds with
th<
following
CPA
Institut<
assign<d
r<ading:
9. Changing Investment Objectives
The candidate should be able to:
a.
evaluate the disclosure

of
investment objectives and basic policies and determine
whether they comply with the CFA Institute Standards
of
Professional Conduct.
(page
120)
b.
describe appropriate actions needed to ensure adequate disclosure
of
the
investment process. (page 120)
Th<
topical
cov<rag<
cormponds with
th<
following
CPA
lnstitut<
assign<d
r<ading:
10. Prudence in Perspective
The candidate should be able to:
a.
explain the basic principles
of
the new Prudent Investor Rule. (page 121)
b.
explain the general fiduciary standards to which a trustee must adhere.

(page 122)
c.
distinguish between the old Prudent Man Rule and the new Prudent Investor
Rule. (page 123)
d. explain
key
factors that a trustee should consider when investing and managing
trust assets. (page 123)
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Eeonomics
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and
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Outcome
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STUDY
SESSION
3
The
topical
coverage
coTT<sponds
with the following
CFA
Institute
assigned

T<ading:
11. Correlation
and
Regression
The
candidate should be able to:
a. calculate and interpret a sample covariance and a sample correlation coefficient,
and interpret a scatter plot. (page 138)
b. explain limitations to correlation analysis, including oudiers and spurious
correlation. (page 142)
c. formulate a test
of
the hypothesis that the population correlation coefficient
equals zero, and determine whether the hypothesis
is
rejected
at
a given level
of
significance. (page 143)
d. distinguish between the dependent and independent variables in a linear
regression. (page 144)
e. explain the assumptions underlying linear regression, and interpret the
regression coefficients. (page 146)
f.
calculate and interpret the standard error
of
estimate, the coefficient
of
determination, and a confidence interval for a regression coefficient. (page 150)

g.
formulate a null
and
alternative hypothesis about a population value
of
a
regression coefficient,
and
determine the appropriate test statistic and whether
the null hypothesis
is
rejected
at
a given level
of
significance. (page 152)
h. calculate a predicted value for the dependent variable, given
an
estimated
regression model and a value for the independent variable, and calculate
and
interpret a confidence interval for the predicted value
of
a dependent variable.
(page 153)
i. describe the use
of
analysis
of
variance (AN OVA) in regression analysis, interpret

ANOVA results, and calculate and interpret
an
F-statistic. (page 154)
j. explain limitations
of
regression analysis. (page 159)
The
topical
coverage
co"esponds
with the following
CFA
Institute
assigned
T<ading:
12. Multiple Regression
and
Issues
in
Regression Analysis
The
candidate should be able to:
a. formulate a multiple regression equation to describe the relation between a
dependent variable and several independent variables, determine the statistical
significance
of
each independent variable,
and
interpret the estimated
coefficients and their p-values. (page 173)

b. formulate a null
and
an alternative hypothesis about the population value
of
a
regression coefficient, calculate the value
of
the test statistic, determine whether
to reject the null hypothesis
at
a given level
of
significance by using a
one~tailed
or
two-tailed test,
and
interpret the results
of
the test. (page 175)
c. calculate and interpret
1)
a confidence interval for the population value
of
a
regression coefficient and
2}
a predicted value for the dependent variable, given
an estimated regression model and assumed values for the independent variables.
(page 179)

d. explain the assumptions
of
a multiple regression model. (page 181)
e. calculate: and interpret the
F~statistic,
and describe how
it
is
used in regression
analysis. (page 181)
f.
distinguish between and interpret the ftl
and
adjusted ftl
in
multiple regression.
(page 183)
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g.
evaluate how
well
a regression model explains the dependent variable by
analyzing the
output
of
the regression equation and an AN
OVA
table.
(page 185)
h. formulate a multiple regression equation
by
using
dummy
variables to represent
qualitative factors, and interpret the coefficients
and
regression results.
(page 190)
i. explain the types
of

heteroskedasticity
and
the effects
of
heteroskedasticity
and
serial correlation
on
statistical inference. (page 194)
j. describe multicollinearity,
and
explain its causes and effects in regression
analysis. (page 200)
k.
describe the effects
of
model
misspecification
on
the results
of
a regression
analysis, and explain
how
to avoid the
common
forms
of
misspecifi.cation.
(page 203)

I.
describe models with qualitative dependent variables. (page 206)
m.
interpret the
economic
meaning
of
the results
of
multiple regression analysis,
and evaluate a regression model
and
its results. (page 207)
Tht
topical
covtragt
co"tsponds with tht following
CFA
Imtitutt assigntd
rtading:
13. Time-Series Analysis
The
candidate should be able to:
a. calculate and evaluate the predicted trend value for a time series,
modeled
as
either a linear trend or a log-linear trend, given the estimated trend coefficients.
(page 219)
b. describe factors that determine whether a linear or a log-linear trend should
be

used
with
a particular time series, and evaluate the limitations
of
trend models.
(page 225)
c. explain the requirement for a time series to
be
covariance stationary, and
describe the significance
of
a series that
is
not
stationary. (page 226)
d. describe the structure
of
an
autoregressive (AR) model
of
order
p,
and calculate
one- and two period-ahead forecasts given the estimated coefficients. (page 227)
e. explain
how
autocorrelations
of
the residuals can
be

used to test whether the
autoregressive model fits the time series. (page 228)
f.
explain mean reversion,
and
calculate a mean-reverting level. (page 229)
g. contrast in-sample and out-of-sample forecasts, and compare the forecasting
accuracy
of
different time-series models based
on
the root mean squared error
criterion. (page 231)
h. explain instability
of
coefficients
of
time-series models. (page 231)
i. describe characteristics
of
random
walk
processes,
and
contrast
them
to
covariance stationary processes. (page 232)
j. describe implications
of

unit
roots for time-series analysis, explain
when
unit
roots
are
likely to occur and
how
to
test for them,
and
demonstrate
how
a time
series
with
a
unit
root can
be
transformed so
it
can
be
analyzed
with
an
AR
model. (page 233)
k. describe the steps

of
the
unit
root test for nonstationarity, and explain the
relation
of
the test to autoregressive time-series models. (page
233)
1.
explain
how
to test and correct for seasonality in a time-series
model,
and
calculate and interpret a forecasted value using an
AR
model
with
a seasonal lag.
(page 237)
m.
explain autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH), and describe
how
ARCH
models can be applied to predict the variance
of
a time series. (page 241)
n. explain
how
time-series variables

should
be
analyzed for nonstationarity and/or
cointegration before use in a linear regression. (page
242)
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o. determine the appropriate time-series model to analyze a given investment
problem,
and
justify rbat choice. (page 244)
STUDY
SESSION
4
The
topical
coverage
coTT<sponds
with the following
CFA
Institute

assigned
T<ading:
14. Economic Growth
The
candidate should be able to:
a.
describe sources
of
and preconditions for economic growth. (page 263)
b. describe how the one-third rule can be used
to
explain the contributions
of
labor
and technological change to growth in labor productivity. (page 264)
c.
explain how faster economic growth can be achieved by increasing the growth
of
physical
capital, technological advances, and investment in human capital.
(page 267)
d. compare classical growth theory, neoclassical growth theory, and
new
growth
theoty. (page 267)
The
topical
coverage
coTT<sponds
with the following

CFA
Institute
assigned
T<ading:
15. Regulation
and
Antitrust Policy
in
a Globalized Economy
The
candidate should be able to:
a.
explain the rationale for government regulation in the form
of
1)
economic
regulation
of
natural monopolies and 2} social regulation
of
nonmonopolistic
industries. (page 280)
b. explain potential benefits and possible negative side effects
of
social regulation.
(page 282)
c.
distinguish between the capture hypothesis and the share-the-gains, share-the-
pains theoty
of

regulator behavior. (page 282)
The
topical
coverage
co"esponds
with the following
CFA
Institute
assigned
T<ading:
16. Ttar!ing
with
the World
The
candidate should be able to:
a.
explain comparative advantage and
how
countries can gain from international
trade. (page 287)
b. compare tariffs, nontariff barriers, quotas, and voluntary export restraints.
(page 290)
c.
evaluate arguments for trade restrictions. (page 293)
The
topical
coverage
coTT<sponds
with the following
CFA

Institute
assigned
T<ading:
17. Currency Exchange Rates
The
candidate should be able to:
a.
define direct and indirect methods
of
foreign exchange quotations, and convert
direct (indirect) foreign exchange quotations into indirect (direct) foreign
exchange quotations. (page 298)
b. calculate and interpret the spread
on
a foreign currency quotation, and explain
how
spreads
on
foreign currency quotations can differ
as
a result
of
market
conditions, bank/dealer positions, and trading volume. (page 300)
c. calculate and interpret currency cross rates, given two spot exchange quotations
involving three currencies. (page 301)
d. calculate the profit
on
a triangular arbitrage opportunity, given the
bid <>sk

quotations for the currencies
of
three countries involved in the arbitrage.
(page 303)
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e.
distinguish between the spot and forward markets for foreign exchange.
(page 305)
f.
calculate and interpret the spread
on
a forward foreign currency quotation, and
explain

how
spreads
on
forward foreign currency quotations can differ
as
a result
of
market conditions, bank/ dealer positions, trading volume, and maturity/
length
of
contract. (page 306)
g. calculate and interpret a forward discount or premium and express it
as
an
annualized rate. (page 307)
h. explain interest rate parity and covered interest arbitrage. (page 308)
i. distinguish between spot and forward transactions, calculate the annualized
forward premium/discount for a given currency, and determine whether the
currency
is
"strong" or "weak." (page 310)
Th<
top;cal
cov<rag•
corr<sponds
w#h
th<
followjng
CPA
lnst#ut<

assign<d
r<ad;ng:
18. Foreign Exchange Parity Relations
The
candidate should be able to:
a.
explain how exchange rates are determined in a flexible (or floating) exchange
rate
system. (page 319)
b. explain the role
of
each
component
of
the balance
of
payments accounts.
(page 319)
c. explain
how
current account deficits or surpluses and financial account deficits
or surpluses affect an economy. (page 320)
d. describe factors that cause a nation's currency
to
appreciate or depreciate.
(page 320)
e.
explain how monetary and
fiscal
policies affect the exchange rate and balance

of
payments components. (page 321)
f.
describe a fixed exchange rate and a pegged exchange rate system. (page 322)
g. explain absolute purchasing power parity and relative purchasing power parity.
(page 323)
h. calculate the end-of-period exchange rate implied by purchasing power parity,
given the beginning-of-period exchange rate and the inflation rates. (page 323)
i. explain the international Fisher relation. (page 325)
j. calculate the real interest rate, given nominal interest rates
and
expected inflation
rates. using the international Fisher relation and its linear approximation.
(page 325)
k.
explain the theory
of
uncovered interest rate parity and the theory's relation to
other exchange rate parity theories. (page 327)
1.
calculate the expected change
in
an exchange rate. given interest rates and the
assumption that uncovered interest rate parity holds. (page 327)
m.
explain the foreign exchange expectation relation between the forward exchange
rate and the expected exchange rate. (page 329)
Th• topical
cov.rag•
corr<sponds

w#h
th<
followjng
CPA
Inst#uu
ass;gn•d
r<ad;ng:
19. Measuring Econontic Activity
The
candidate should be able to:
a. distinguish between the measures
of
economic
activity (i.e., gross domestic
product
(GOP),
gross national
income,
and
net
national income}, including
their components. (page 340)
b. distinguish between
GOP
at market prices and
GOP
at factor cost. (page 342)
c. distinguish between current
and
constant prices,

and
describe the
GOP
deflator.
(page 342)
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following
is
a
review
of
the
Ethical
and
Professional
Standards
principles
designed
to
:address
the
learning
outcome
sta.tement11et
forth
by
CFA

Inacitute~a.
This topic
is
also
coveted
in:
CFA
INSTITUTE
ConE
OF
ETHICS
AND
STANDARDS
oF
PROFESSIONAL
CoNDUCT
GuiDANCE
FOR
STANDARDS
I-VII
Study Session 1
ExAM
Focus
In addition to reading this review
of
the ethics material, we strongly recommend that
all candidates for the CFA ® examination read the
Standards
of
Practice

Handbook
1Oth
Edition (2010) multiple times.
A.
a Level II CFA candidate,
it
is
your responsibility to
comply with the
Code
and
Standards.
The
complete
Code
and
Standards
are reprinted in
Volume I
of
the CFA Program Curriculum.
LOS l.a: Describe the six components
of
the Code
of
Ethics and the seven
Standards
of
Professional Conduct.
CFA®

Program
Curriculum,
Volume
1,
page
15
ConE
OF
ETHICS
Members
of
CFA Institute [including Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA
®)
charterholders]
and
candidates for the CFA designation ("Members and Candidates")
must:
1
Act with integrity, competence, diligence, respect, and
in
an ethical manner with
the public, clients, prospective clients, employers, employees, colleagues in the
investment profession, and other participants
in
the global capital markets.
Place the integrity
of
the investment profession and the interests
of
clients above

their own personal interests.
Use reasonable
care
and exercise independent professional judgment when
conducting investment analysis, making investment recommendations, taking
investment actions, and engaging in other professional activities.
Practice and encourage others
to
practice
in
a professional and ethical manner that
will reflect credit
on
themselves and the profession.
Promote the integrity of, and uphold the rules governing, capital markets.
Maintain and improve their professional competence and strive to maintain and
improve the competence
of
other investment professionals.
I.
Copyright 2010,
CFA
Institute. Reproduced and republished
from
"The Code
of
Ethics,"
from
Standards
of

Practice
Handbook.
lOth
Ed
.•
2010, with permission from CFA Institute.
All rights reserved.
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14
THE
STANDARDS
oF
PROFESSIONAL

CoNDUCT
1:
Professionalism
II:
Integrity
of
Capital Markets
Ill:
Duties to Clients
IV:
Duties to Employers
V:
Investment Analysis, Recommendations, and Actions
VI: Conflicts
oflnterest
VII: Responsibilities
as
a CFA Institute Member or CFA Candidate
LOS
l.b:
Explain
the
ethical responsibilities required
by
the Code and
Standards, including the multiple sub-sections
of
each standard.
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00

Program
Curriculum.
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I,
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15
STANDARDS
OF
PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT
2
I.
PROFESSIONALISM
A. Knowledge
of
the
Law. Members
and
Candidates
must
understand
and
comply
with
all applicable laws, rules,
and
regulations (including the CFA
Institute
Code
of

Ethics
and
Standards
of
Professional
Conduct)
of
any
government, regulatory organization, licensing agency,
or
professional
association governing their professional activities.
In
the event
of
conflict,
Members and Candidates must comply
with the more strict
law,
rule,
or
regulation. Members and Candidates must not knowingly participate
or
assist
in any violation
of
laws, rules,
or
regulations and must disassociate themselves
from any such violation.

B. Independence
and
Objectivity. Members
and
Candidates
must
use reasonable
care and judgment to achieve and maintain independence and objectivity in
their professional activities. Members and Candidates must
not
offer, solicit, or
accept any gift, benefit, compensation, or consideration that reasonably could
be expected to compromise their
own
or another's independence and
objectivity.
C.
Misrepresentation. Members and Candidates must
not
knowingly make any
misrepresentations
relating to investment analysis, recommendations, actions,
or other professional activities.
D.
Misconduct. Members and Candidates must
not
engage
in
any professional
conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, or deceit or

commit
any act that reflects
adversdy
on
their professional reputation, integrity, or competence.
II.
INTEGRITY
OF
CAPITAL
MARKETS
A. Material
Nonpublic
Information.
Members
and
Candidates
who
possess
material
non
public information that could affect the value
of
an investment
must
not
act
or cause others to act
on
the information.
2. Ibid.

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B.
Market
Manipulation.
Members
and
Candidates
must
not
engage
in
practices
that distort prices
or
artificially inflate trading volume with the
intent
to
mislead market participants.

III.
DUTIES
TO
CLIENTS
A. Loyalty, Prudence,
and
Care. Members
and
Candidates have a
duty
of
loyalty
to their clients
and
must
act with reasonable care
and
exercise
prudent
judgment. Members
and
Candidates
must
act for the benefit
of
their clients
and
place their clients' interests before their employer's
or
their own interests.

B. Fair Dealing. Members
and
Candidates
must
deal fairly
and
objectively
with
all clients when providing investment analysis, making investment
recommendations, taking investment action,
or
engaging
in
other
professional
activities.
C.
Suitability.
I.
When
Members
and
Candidates are
in
an advisoty relationship
with
a
client, they must:
a. Make a reasonable inquiry into a client's
or

prospective clients'
investment experience, risk
and
return objectives,
and
financial
constraints prior to making any investment recommendation
or
taking
investment action
and
must
reassess
and
update this information
regularly.
b. Determine
that
an
investment is suitable to the client's financial
situation
and
consistent
with
the client's written objectives, mandates,
and
constraints before making an investment recommendation or
taking investment action.
c. Judge the suitability
of

investments
in
the context
of
the client's total
portfolio.
2.
When
Members
and
Candidates are responsible for managing a portfolio to
a specific mandate, strategy, or style, they
must
make only investment
recommendations
or
take investment actions
that
are consistent
with
the
stated objectives
and
constraints
of
the portfolio.
D.
Performance Presentation. 'When communicating investment performance
information, Members
or

Candidates
must
make reasonable efforts to ensure
that
it
is fair, accurate,
and
complete.
E. Preservation
of
Confidentiality. Members
and
Candidates
must
keep
information
about
current, former,
and
prospective clients confidential unless:
1.
The
information concerns illegal activities
on
the
part
of
the client
or
prospective client,

2. Disclosure
is
required by law,
or
3.
The
client
or
prospective client permits disclosure
of
the information.
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IV.

DUTIES
TO
EMPLOYERS
A.
Loyalty.
In matters related to their employment, Members and Candidates
must act for the benefit
of
their employer and not deprive their employer
of
the
advantage
of
their skills and abilities, divulge confidential information, or
otherwise cause harm to their employer.
B.
Additional Compensation Arrangements. Members and Candidates must not
accept gifts, benefits, compensation, or consideration that competes with, or
might
reasonably be expected to create a conflict
of
interest with, their
employer's interest unless
they obtain written
consent
from
all
parties involved.
C. Responsibilities
of

Supervisors. Members and Candidates must make
reasonable efforts to detect
and
prevent violations
of
applicable laws, rules,
regulations, and the Code and Standards by anyone subject to their supervision
or
authority.
V.
INVESTMENT
ANALYSIS, RECOMMENDATIONS,
AND
ACTIONS
A.
Diligence and Reasonable Basis. Members and Candidates must:
1. Exercise diligence, independence, and thoroughness
in
analyzing
investments, making investment recommendations, and taking investment
actions.
2.
Have
a reasonable and adequate basis, supported
by
appropriate research
and investigation, for any investment analysis, recommendation, or action.
B.
Communication
with

Clients
and
Prospective Clients. Members
and
Candidates must:
1. Disclose to clients and prospective clients the basic format
and
general
principles
of
the investment processes used to analyze investments, select
securities, and construct portfolios and must promptly disclose any changes
that might materially affect those processes.
2.
Use
reasonable judgment
in
identifying
which
factors
are
important to their
investment analyses, recommendations, or actions and include those factors
in
communications
with
clients and prospective clients.
3.
Distinguish between fact and
opinion

in the presentation
of
investment
analysis
and
recommendations.
C. Record Retention. Members and Candidates must develop and maintain
appropriate records to support their investment analysis, recommendations,
actions, and other investment-related communications
with
clients and
prospective clients.
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VI.
CONFLICTS
OF

INTEREST
A. Di&closure
of
Conflicts. Members
and
Candidates
must
make full
and
fair
disclosure
of
all matters
that
could reasonably be expected to impair their
independence
and
objectivity or interfere
with
respective duties
to
their clients,
prospective clients, and employer. Members and Candidates
must
ensure that
such disclosures
are
prominent,
are
delivered in plain language, and

communicate the relevant information effectively.
B. Priority
of
Transactions. Investment transactions for clients and employers
must have priority over investment transactions in
which
a Member or
Candidate is the beneficial owner.
C.
Referral Fees. Members
and
Candidates
must
disclose
to
their employer,
clients, and prospective clients,
as
appropriate, any compensation,
consideration, or benefit received
by,
or paid
to,
others for the recommendation
of
products or services.
VII.
RESPONSIBILITIES
AS A CFA
INSTITUTE

MEMBER
OR
CFA
CANDIDATE
A.
Conduct
as Members
and
Candidates
in
the
CFA Program. Members
and
Candidates
must
not
engage in any
conduct
that compromises the reputation
or
integrity
of
CFA Institute
or
the CFA designation
or
the integrity, validity,
or security
of
the CFA examinations.

B. Reference
to
CFA
Institute,
the
CFA Designation,
and
the
CFA Program.
When
referring to CFA Institute, CFA Institute membership, the CFA
designation, or candidacy
in
the CFA Program, Members
and
Candidates
must
not
misrepresent or exaggerate the meaning or implications
of
membership in
CFA Institute, holding the CFA designation,
or
caudidacy
in
the CFA
Program.
LOS 2.a: Demonstrate a thorough knowledge
of
the Code

of
Ethics and
Standards
of
Professional Conduct by applying the Code and Standards to
specific situations.
LOS 2.b: Recommend practices and procedures designed to prevent
violations
of
the Code
of
Ethics and Standards
of
Professional Conduct.
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Program
Curriculum,
Volume
1,
page
15
Profeuionali&m
I(A) Knowledge
of
the
Law.
Members
and
Candidates
must

understand
and
comply
with
all applicable
laws,
rules,
and
regulations (including the CFA Institute
Code
of
Ethics
and
Standards
of
Professional Conduct)
of
any government, regulatory
organization, licensing agency, or professional association governing their professional
activities.
In
the event
of
conflict, Members
and
Candidates
must
comply
with
the

more strict law, rule, or regulation. Members and Candidates
must
not
knowingly
participate or assist in and must dissociate from any violation
of
such laws, rules, or
regulations.
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~

Profrssor~
Not<:
While
w<
ur<
th<
urm
"m<mbm"
in
th<
following,
not<
that
all
~
of
th<
Standards apply to candidaus as
w<ll.
GuiJAnc Code
and
Standards
•s
.
Local
Law
Members
must
know
the

laws
and
regulations relating
to
their professional activities
in
all countries
in
which they
conduct
business. Members
must
comply
with
applicable
laws and regulations relating
to
their professional activity.
Do
not
violate
Code
or
Standards even
if
the
activity is othetwiselegal. Always adhere
to
the
most

strict rules
and
requirements (law
or
CFA
Institute
Standards)
that
apply.
GuiJAnc Participation
or
AssocUrtion
with
Violations
by
Oth.rs
Members should dissociate,
or
separate themselves, from any
ongoing
client or employee
activity that is illegal or unethical,
even
if
it
involves leaving
an
employer (an extreme
case).
'While a member

may
confront the involved individual first,
he
must
approach
his
supervisor
or
compliance department. Inaction
with
continued
association
may
be
construed
as
knowing
participation.
R.commended
Proc.tlurt!s
for
Complianc M.mb<rs
Members
should
have procedures
to
keep
up
with
changes

in
applicable laws, rules,
and
regulations.
Compliance procedures should
be
reviewed
on
an
ongoing
basis
to
assure that
they
address current law, CFAI Standards,
and
regulations.
Members should maintain current reference materials for employees
to
access
in
order
to
keep
up
to date
on
laws~
rules,
and

regulations.
Members should
seek advice
of
counsel
or
their compliance department
when
in
doubt.
Members
should
document
any
violations
when
they
disassociate themselves from
prohibited activity and encourage their employers
to
bring an
end
to
such activity.
There
is
no
requirement under
the
Standards

to
report violations
to
governmental
authorities,
but
this
may
be
advisable
in
some circumstances and required
by
law
in
others.
Members are strongly encouraged
to
report other members' violations
of
the
Code
and
Standards.
R.commmded
Proc.durt1s
for
Complianc Firms
Members
should

encourage their firms
to
:
Develop
and/or
adopt a code
of
ethics.
Make
available
to
employees information
that
highlights applicable laws
and
regulations.
Establish written procedures for reporting suspected violation
of
laws, regulations,
or
company policies.
Members
who
supeiVise
the
creation
and
maintenance
of
investment seiVices and

products
should
be aware
of
and
comply
with
the regulations
and
laws regarding
such
services
and
products
both
in
their
country
of
origin
and
the
countries where
they
will
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Application
of
Standard I(A) Knowledge
of
the
Law'
Example!:
Michael Allen works for a brokerage firm
and
is
responsible for an underwriting
of
securities. A company official gives Allen information indicating that the financial
statements Allen filed with the regulator overstate the issuer's earnings. Allen seeks the
advice
of
the brokerage firm's general counsel,
who
states
that
it

would be difficult for
the regulator to prove
that
Allen has been involved
in
any wrongdoing.
Comment:
Although
it
is recommended
that
members
and
candidates seek the advice
of
legal
counsel, the reliance
on
such advice does
not
absolve a member
or
candidate from the
requirement to comply
with the law
or
regulation. Allen should report this situation
to
his supervisor, seek
an

independent legal opinion,
and
determine whether the regulator
should be notified
of
the error.
Example2:
Kamisha Washington's firm advertises its past performance record
by
showing the I 0-
year return
of
a composite
of
its client accounts. However, Washington discovers that the
composite omits the performance
of
accounts
that
have left the firm during the 10-year
period
and
that
this omission has led to an inflated performance figure. Washington
is
asked to use promotional material
that
includes the erroneous performance
number
when

soliciting business for the firm.
Comment:
Misrepresenting performance
is
a violation
of
the
Code
and
Standards. Although she
did
not
calculate the performance herself, Washington would be assisting
in
violating this
standard
if
she were
to
use the inflated performance
number
when soliciting clients. She
must
dissociate herself from the activity. She can bring the misleading
number
to the
attention
of
the person responsible for calculating performance,
her

supervisor,
or
the
compliance department
at
her
firm.
If
her firm is unwilling
to
recalculate performance,
she
must
refrain from using the misleading promotional material
and
should notify
the firm
of
her reasons.
If
the firm insists
that
she use the material, she should consider
whether
her
obligation to dissociate from the activity
would
require
her
to seek

other
employment.
Example3:
An
employee
of
an investment
bank
is
working
on
an
underwriting
and
finds
out
the
issuer
has
altered their financial statements to hide operating losses
in
one division.
These misstated data are included
in
a preliminary prospectus
that
has already been
released.
Comment:
The

employee should report the problem to his supervisors.
If
the firm doesn't get the
misstatement fixed, the employee should dissociate from the underwriting and, further,
seek legal advice about whether he should undertake additional reporting
or
other
actions.
3.
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Example4:
Laura Jameson, a U.S. citizen, works for an investment advisor based
in

the U.S.
and
works
in
a country where investment managers are prohibited from participating
in
IPOs for their own accounts.
Comment:
Jameson
must
comply with the strictest requirements among U.S. law (where her firm
is
based), the CFA Institute Code
and
Standards,
and
the laws
of
the
country
where she
is
doing business.
In
this case,
that
means she
must
not
participate

in
any IPOs for
her
personal account.
Example 5:
A
junior
portfolio manager suspects
that
a broker responsible for new business from
a foreign country
is
being allocated a portion
of
the firm's payments for third-party
research
and
suspects that
no
research is being provided.
He
believes
that
the research
payments may be inappropriate
and
unethical.
Comment:
He
should follow his firm's procedures for reporting possible unethical behavior

and
try
to get better disclosure
of
the nature
of
these payments
and
any research
that
is
being
provided.
I(B)
Independence
and
Objectivity. Members
and
Candidates
must
use reasonable
care
and
judgment
to achieve
and
maintain independence
and
objectivity
in

their
professional activities. Members
and
Candidates
must
not
offer, solicit,
or
accept any
gift, benefit, compensation,
or
consideration
that
reasonably could be expected
to
compromise their own
or
another's independence
and
objectivity.
Guidance
Do
not
let the investment process be influenced by any external sources. Modest gifts
are permitted. Allocation
of
shares
in
oversubscribed IPOs to personal accounts is
NOT

permitted. Distinguish between gifts from clients
and
gifts from entities seeking
influence to the
detriment
of
the client. Gifts
must
be disclosed to the member's
employer
in
any case, either prior to acceptance
if
possible,
or
subsequendy.
Guidance Investment Banking Relationships
Do
not
be pressured
by
sell-side firms to issue favorable research
on
current
or
prospective investment-banking clients.
It
is appropriate to have analysts
work
with

investment bankers
in
"road shows" only
when
the conflicts are
adequatdy
and
effectivdy managed
and
disclosed.
Be
sure there are effective "firewalls" between
research/investment management
and
investment banking activities.
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Guidance Public Companies
Analysts should

not
be pressured to issue favorable research by the companies they
follow.
Do
not
confine research to discussions with company management,
but
rather
use a variety
of
sources, including suppliers, customers,
and
competitors.
Guidance Buy-Sitk Clients
Buy-side clients may try
to
pressure sell-side analysts. Portfolio managers
may
have large
positions
in
a particular security,
and
a rating downgrade may have an effect
on
the
portfolio performance.
As
a portfolio manager, there is a responsibility to respect
and

foster intellectual honesty
of
sell-side research.
Guidance Fund Manager Relationships
Members responsible for selecting outside managers should
not
accept gifts,
entertainment,
or
travel
that
might
be perceived
as
impairing their objectivity.
Guidance Credit Rating Agencies
Members employed by credit rating firms should make sure
that
procedures prevent
undue inHuence
by
the firm issuing the securities. Members who use credit ratings
should be aware
of
this potential conflict
of
interest
and
consider whether independent
analysis is warranted.

Guidance Issuer-Paid Research
Remember
that
this type
of
research is fraught
with
potential conflicts. Analysts'
compensation for preparing such research should be limited,
and
the preference
is
for a
Hat
fee,
without
regard to conclusions or the report's recommendations.
Guidance
Travel
Best practice is for analysts to pay for their own commercial travel
when
attending
information events or tours sponsored
by
the firm being analyzed.
Recommended Procedures
for
Compliance
Protect the integrity
of

opinions-make
sure they are unbiased.
Create a restricted list
and
distribute only factual information about companies
on
the list.
Restrict special cost
arrangements-pay
for one's own commercial transportation
and
hotel; limit use
of
corporate aircraft
to
cases
in
which commercial transportation
is
not
available.
Limit
gifts-token
items only. Customary,
business~related
entertainment is okay
as
long
as
its purpose is

not
to influence a member's professional independence
or
objectivity. Firms should impose clear value limits
on
gifts.
Restrict employee investments
in
equity
IPOs
and
private placements. Require pre-
approval
of!PO
purchases.
Review
procedures-have
effective supervisory
and
review procedures.
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Firms should have formal written policies on independence and objectiviry
of
research.
Firms
should
appoint a compliance officer and provide clear procedures for
employee reporting
of
unethical behavior
and
violations
of
applicable regulations.
Application
ofSt~~nJard
I(B) InJepnulence
and
Objectivity
Example
1:
Steven Taylor, a
mining
analyst with Bronson Brokers,
is

invited
by
Precision Metals to
join
a group
of
his peers in a tour
of
mining
facilities
in
several western
U.S.
states.
The
company arranges for chartered group flights from site to site and for accommodations
in Spartan Motels, the only chain with accommodations near the mines, for three nights.
Taylor allows Precision Metals to pick
up
his tab,
as
do the other analysts, with one
exception-John
Adams,
an
employee
of
a large trust company who insists
on
following

his company's policy
and
paying for his hotel room himself.
Comment:
The
policy
of
the company where Adams works complies closely with Standard !(B) by
avoiding even the appearance
of
a conflict
of
interest,
but
Taylor and the other analysts
were
not
necessarily violating Standard I(B).
In
general, when allowing companies to pay
for travel
and/
or accommodations under these circumstances, members and candidates
must
use their judgment, keeping in
mind
that such arrangements must
not
impinge
on

a member or candidate's independence
and
objectivity. In this example, the trip was
strictly for business and Taylor was
not
accepting irrelevant or lavish hospitality.
The
itinerary required chartered Rights, for
which
analysts were
not
expected to pay.
The
accommodations were modest.
These
arrangements
are
not
unusual and
did
not
violate
Standard I(B) so long
as
Taylor's independence and objectiviry were
not
compromised.
In
the final analysis, members and candidates should consider
both

whether they can
remain objective and whether their integrity
might
be
perceived
by
their clients to have
been compromised.
Example2:
Walter Fritz
is
an equity analyst
with
Hilton
Brokerage
who
covers the
mining
industry.
He
has concluded that the
stock
of
Metals &
Mining
is
overpriced at its current level,
but
he
is concerned that a negative research report will hurt the

good
relationship
between Metals
&
Mining
and the investment -banking division
of
his firm. In fact, a
senior manager
of
Hilton
Brokerage has just sent
him
a copy
of
a proposal his firm
has
made
to
Metals & Mining to underwrite a debt offering. Fritz needs to produce a report
right away and is concerned about issuing a less-than-favorable rating.
Comment:
Fritz's analysis
of
Metals &
Mining
must
be objective and based solely
on
consideration

of
company
fundamentals.
Any
pressure from other divisions
of
his firm is inappropriate.
This
conflict
could
have been eliminated
i£
in anticipation
of
the offering,
Hilton
Brokerage had placed Metals & Mining
on
a restricted list for its sales force.
Examplc3:
Tom
Wayne
is
the investment manager
of
the Franklin
City
Employees Pension Plan.
He
recently completed a successful search for firms to manage the foreign equiry

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of
the plan's diversified portfolio.
He
followed the plan's standard procedure
of
seeking presentations from a number
of
qualified firms and recommended that his
board
select Penguin Advisors because
of
its
experience,
well~defined
investment strategy,

and performance record,
which
was compiled
and
verified
in
accordance
with
the
CFA Institute Global Investment Performance Standards. Following the plan selection
of
Penguin, a reporter from the Franklin City Record called to ask
if
there was any
connection between the action and the fact that Penguin was one
of
the sponsors
of
an
"investment fact-finding trip
to
Asia"
that Wayne made earlier
in
the year.
The
trip
was
one
of

several conducted by the Pension Investment Academy, which had arranged the
itinerary
of
meetings with
economic,
government, and corporate officials in major cities
in several Asian countries.
The
Pension Investment Academy obtains support for the cost
of
these trips from a number
of
investment managers, including Penguin Advisors; the
Academy then pays the travel expenses
of
the various pension plan managers
on
the trip
and provides all meals and accommodations.
The
president
of
Penguin Advisors was
one
of
the travelers
on
the trip.
Comment:
Although Wayne can probably

put
to good use the knowledge
he
gained from the trip
in selecting portfolio managers and in other areas
of
managing the pension plan, his
recommendation
of
Penguin Advisors may
be
tainted
by
the possible conflict incurred
when he participated in a trip paid for partly by Penguin Advisors and when he was
in
the daily company
of
the president
of
Penguin Advisors. To avoid violating Standard
I(B), Wayne's basic expenses for travel and accommodations should have been paid
by his employer
or
the pension plan; contact with the president
of
Penguin Advisors
should
have been limited to informational or educational events only; and the trip, the
organizer,

and
the sponsor should have been made a matter
of
public record. Even
if
his
actions were
not
in
violation
of
Standard I(B), Wayne
should
have been sensitive to the
public perception
of
the trip
when
reported in the newspaper and the extent to
which
the subjective elements
of
his decision might have been affected by the familiarity that
the daily contact
of
such a trip would encourage. This advantage would probably
not
be
shared by competing firms.
Example4:

An
analyst in the corporate finance department promises a client that her firm will
provide full research coverage
of
the issuing
company
after the offering.
Comment:
This
is
not
a violation,
but
she cannot promise favorable research coverage. Research
must
be objective and independent.
Example 5:
An
employee's boss tells
him
to assume coverage
of
a
stock
and maintain a
buy
rating.
Comment:
Research opinions and recommendations must
be

objective
and
independently arrived
at. Following the boss's instructions would be a violation
if
the analyst determined a buy
rating is inappropriate.
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Example6:
A money manager receives a gift
of
significant value from a client
as
a reward for good
performance over the prior period and informs her employer

of
the gift.
Comment:
No
violation here since the gift
is
from a client
and
is
not
based
on
performance going
forward,
but
the gift
must
be disclosed to
her
employer.
If
the gi& were contingent
on
future performance, the money manager would have
to
obtain permission from her
employer.
The
reason for
both

the disclosure
and
permission requirements
is
that
the
employer
must
ensure
that
the money manager does
not
give advantage to the client
giving or offering additional compensation, to the detriment
of
other clients.
Example7:
An
analyst enters into a contract
to
write a research report
on
a company, paid for
by
that company, for a flat
fee
plus a bonus based
on
attracting new investors to the
security.

Comment:
This is a violation because the compensation structure makes total compensation depend
on
the conclusions
of
the report (a favorable report will attract investors
and
increase
compensation). Accepting the job for a flat
fee
that
does
not
depend
on
the report's
conclusions
or
its impact
on
share price is permitted,
with
proper disclosure
of
the fact
that
the report is funded
by
the subject company.
ExampleS:

A
trust
manager
at
a
bank
selects muroal funds for client accounts based
on
the profits
from "service fees" paid to the
bank
by the mutual
fund
sponsor.
Comment:
This is a violation because the
trust
manager has allowed the fees to affect his objectivity.
Example9:
An
analyst performing sensitivity analysis for a security does
not
use only scenarios
consistent
with
recent trends
and
historical norms.
Comment:
This is a good thing

and
is
not
a violation.
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