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cst6666 · 2024年07月09日

是因为这句话没有违反嘛?

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问题如下:

Based on his superior return history, Vijay Gupta, CFA, is interviewed by the First Faithful Church to manage the church's voluntary retirement plan's equity portfolio. Each church staff member chooses whether to opt in or out of the retirement plan according to his or her own investment objectives. The plan trustees tell Gupta that stocks of companies involved in the sale of alcohol, tobacco, gambling, or firearms are not acceptable investments given the objectives and constraints of the portfolio. Gupta tells the trustees he cannot reasonably execute his strategy with these restrictions and that all his other accounts hold shares of companies involved in these businesses because he believes they have the highest alpha. By agreeing to manage the account according to the trustees' wishes, does Gupta violate the CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct?

选项:

A.Yes, because the restrictions provided by the trustees are not in the best interest of the members B.Yes, because the manager was hired based on his previous investment strategy C.No

解释:

C is correct. According to Standard III(A): Loyalty, Prudence, and Care, Gupta's duty of loyalty, prudence, and care is owed to the participants and beneficiaries (members) of the pension plan. As a church plan, the restrictions are appropriate given the objectives and constraints of the portfolio.

Gupta tells the trustees he cannot reasonably execute his strategy with these restrictions and that all his other accounts hold shares of companies involved in these businesses because he believes they have the highest alpha. 

其实我感觉是遵循了suitabilty? 因为他不是disclose了没法execute strategy under the resstriction吗?

1 个答案

王暄_品职助教 · 2024年07月10日

你的理解是正确的,这确实涉及到suitability的问题,但更核心的是Loyalty, Prudence, and Care的标准。在这个案例中,虽然Gupta认为某些投资(如酒精、烟草、赌博或枪支相关公司的股票)具有最高的alpha,但他也明确表示,在这些限制下,他无法合理地执行他的策略。这表明他认识到了忠诚于客户(在这里是教堂的退休计划参与者)的重要性,并愿意根据客户的特定需求和限制来调整他的投资策略。


关于适用性,它通常指的是投资建议或投资策略是否适合客户的特定情况,包括风险承受能力、投资目标和时间框架等。在这个案例中,Gupta并没有提出一个不适合客户(教堂退休计划)的投资策略,而是表示在客户的限制下,他无法执行他通常的策略。这表明他尊重并考虑了客户的特定需求和限制。

因此,虽然Gupta可能更倾向于投资他认为具有高alpha的公司,但他也明确表示愿意尊重教堂的限制,并尝试在这些限制下为退休计划参与者提供最佳的投资建议。这符合CFA协会的职业行为标准,特别是Loyalty, Prudence, and Care。所以,答案是C,即Gupta没有违反CFA协会的职业行为标准。