GISI Intermediate Practice Questions - GISI Securities Course Intermediate Level Exam - GISI Intermediate Practice Questions - GISI Securities Course Intermediate Level Exam

Question 1

Under the GISI Code of Conduct, if an investment advisor becomes aware of a material conflict of interest regarding a recommended security, what is the correct course of action?

Disclose the conflict of interest in writing to the client before executing any transaction. Execute the transaction first, then disclose the conflict in the post-trade confirmation statement. Avoid disclosing the conflict if the advisor believes the transaction is in the client's best interest. Transfer the client account to another advisor without explaining the conflict.

Correct Answer:

Disclose the conflict of interest in writing to the client before executing any transaction.

Question 2

Which of the following practices is considered a violation of the professional ethics regarding client confidentiality in the Ghanaian securities market?

Disclosing client portfolio holdings to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Ghana during an official investigation. Discussing client investment strategies with a colleague from a competing firm without client consent. Sharing client financial details with a co-trustee of the client's discretionary trust. Providing transaction records to a court of law under a valid judicial subpoena.

Correct Answer:

Discussing client investment strategies with a colleague from a competing firm without client consent.

Question 3

An investment analyst in Accra receives a luxurious weekend resort package from a corporate issuer shortly before publishing a research report on that company. Which action best aligns with professional ethical standards?

Accept the gift but disclose it fully in the research report to maintain transparency. Decline the gift to maintain independence and objectivity, and report it to the firm's compliance officer. Accept the gift but write a balanced, objective report regardless of the corporate favor. Accept the gift and delegate the writing of the report to a junior colleague to avoid direct bias.

Correct Answer:

Decline the gift to maintain independence and objectivity, and report it to the firm's compliance officer.

Question 4

Under the principles of fair dealing, when a broker-dealer firm in Ghana changes its investment recommendation from "Buy" to "Hold" for a listed stock, how should this change be disseminated?

Inform the largest institutional clients first, then notify retail clients the following business day. Execute pending client orders based on the old advice before distributing the new recommendation. Disseminate the new recommendation to all clients simultaneously to ensure equal opportunity. Inform the firm's proprietary trading desk first to allow hedging before notifying clients.

Correct Answer:

Disseminate the new recommendation to all clients simultaneously to ensure equal opportunity.

Question 5

An investment advisor manages a discretionary account for a client. The advisor executes a high volume of trades primarily to generate commissions for their brokerage firm, rather than to meet the client's investment objectives. What unethical practice has occurred?

Churning (excessive trading) Front-running Market manipulation Insider trading

Correct Answer:

Churning (excessive trading)

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