8. Eagle Investment Partners manages fixed income portfolios on a discretionary basis for institutions and high-net-worth individuals. Eagle adopted the Standards as part of its ethics and compliance program. The firm does not require employees to sign non-compete agreements. Local securities laws are consistent with the Standards.
Eagle hires an investment consulting firm, Pigeon Associates, to bring new clients to the firm. Eagle agrees to pay Pigeon 20% of the management fee Eagle charges referred clients in the first year. These referral payments are legal in the market in which Eagle operates. Eagle's chief executive considers whether the firm is required to make any disclosures to new clients referred by Pigeon.
Jason Lucas, CFA, is a portfolio manager at Eagle and has several analysts reporting to her. One of the analysts.Dennis Wade, has recently registered to begin the CFA Program. Another of the analysts, Ginny Adams, recently sat for the Level || CFA exam.
1.According to the Standards, when new clients are referred by Pigeon, must Eagle make any disclosures?
A. No.
B. Yes, it must disclose the existence of the referral arrangement only.
C. Yes, it must disclose both the referral agreement and the compensation.
如题,Eagle雇佣了Pigeon为他招揽顾客,那这笔钱对于Pigeon是否算referral fee?Eagle和Pigeon分别是否应该向客户披露both the referral agreement and the compensation?