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IACCP MASTER QUESTION BANK NEWEST 2025|
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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An SEC-registered investment adviser is NOT required to disclose
"material" disciplinary information in its Form ADV Part 1 after:
- 5 years
- 10 years
- 12 years
- 15 years - Correct Answer - B. 10 years
Which event would be deemed an assignment of an investment advisory contract?
- An adviser hires a new CEO to replace its current retiring CEO.
- An adviser is purchased by an unaffiliated adviser.
- Any public offering of an adviser's stock.
- An adviser organized as a corporation changes its structure to a
partnership. - Correct Answer - B. An adviser is purchased by an unaffiliated adviser
The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 requires that written investment
advisory agreements must address:
- proxy voting.
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- brokerage arrangements.
- fees. - Correct Answer - B. assignment of the contract.
If an investment adviser becomes ineligible for SEC registration, which document must be filed to terminate its registration?
- Form DRP
- Form ADV-W
- Form ADV Part 2A
- Form U5 - Correct Answer - B. Form ADV-W
During an examination of XYZ Investment Advisers, the SEC discovers that two of Adviser's portfolio managers have been engaged in frontrunning client accounts. Neither Compliance nor Senior Management had any knowledge of the scheme. If Adviser can show to the SEC's satisfaction that it had developed and enforced procedures reasonably designed to prevent frontrunning, Adviser will be able to
claim that, despite the violation, Adviser has met its duty to:
- assist the SEC.
- maintain required books and records.
- eliminate internal control deficiencies.
- supervise. - Correct Answer - D. supervise.
SEC-registered advisers that have proxy voting authority for clients must do which TWO of the following? (Choose two.)
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- Adopt procedures to ensure proxies are voted in the best interest of
- Disclose to clients information about the firm's proxy policies and
- Create a proxy voting committee to address conflict situations.
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- Provide information to clients on how their proxies were voted.
clients.
procedures on Form ADV Part 2.
Correct Answer - A. Adopt procedures to ensure proxies are voted in the best interest of clients.
Under the SEC Investment Adviser Codes of Ethics Rule, access persons must obtain pre-approval for which TWO types of personal securities transactions? (Choose two.)
- Participation in private placements.
- Trades in securities held in clients' accounts.
- Acquisition of securities in IPOs.
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- Acquisition of securities in IPOs.
Correct Answer - A. Participation in private placements.
What does the SEC Investment Adviser Codes of Ethics Rule require access persons to submit?
- An annual holdings report that must be current within 45 days of
- Quarterly transaction reports within 10 days of quarter end. 3 / 4
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- A certification that the employee does not hold any private
- A request for pre-approval of all brokers used. - Correct Answer - A.
placements.
An annual holdings report that must be current within 45 days of submission.
As defined in Form ADV, all positions would be considered an advisory
affiliate EXCEPT the investment advisory firm's:
- Head Trader
- Chief Financial Officer
- Systems Administrator
- Investment Adviser Representative - Correct Answer - C. Systems
Administrator
Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 13(f) securities that must be reported on Form 13F generally include each of the
following EXCEPT:
- Exchange-traded securities
- Mutual funds
- Exchange-traded funds
- NASDAQ-quoted securities - Correct Answer - B. Mutual funds
Under the Advertising Rule, which TWO are required when an adviser provides a list of profitable past-specific recommendations? The list
must: (Choose two.)
- be posted on the adviser's Web site.
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