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Which of the following was NOT a factor in the National Australia Bank case?
The steps which the US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve took in July 2008 to boost confidence in both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac did not include which one of the following:
As LTCM started to have major losses, it compounded its problems by doing what?
While doing a work assignment, a PRMIA member notices behaviour that is outside the ethical standards of their client organization and reports the matter to their immediate supervisor in the organization (if he or she wasn't the one engaging in such behaviour). The matter is neither progressed nor actioned.
The PRMIA member should:
A risk manager is asked to analyze the credit risk of a convertible bond. The risk manager has never analyzed convertible bonds, but does have significant expertise in credit risk. The risk manager accepts the assignment, finds a paper on the subject through the PRMIA web site and copies the method used there. The risk manager completes the assignment and delivers a report to his or her direct supervisor and the supervisor is quite pleased.
According to the PRMIA Standards of Best Practice, Conduct and Ethics (Code of Conduct), this was acceptable behavior if the following conditions were met:
I. The risk manager disclosed the lack of knowledge about convertible bonds
II. The methodology employed is disclosed and explained
III. The report was just to be used for analysis and not in practice
IV. The risk manager was sure of his/her understanding of the paper found on the web
With respect to the Purpose of Professional Standards, in the event of any difference in standards between local laws/rules and those of PRMIA, members must
According to PRMIA governance principles, boards and audit committees should …