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PRM Certification - Exam IV: Case Studies; Standards: Governance, Best Practices and Ethics Question and Answers

PRM Certification - Exam IV: Case Studies; Standards: Governance, Best Practices and Ethics

Last Update Oct 15, 2025
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Questions 1

Boards of Directors, including Audit and Risk Committees must review thoroughly compensation plans of potentially "highly compensated positions" for:

I. competitive market conditions

II. ensuring compliance with their corporate risk appetite and fiduciary responsibility to shareholders

III. ensuring any discretionary bonus plans are geared towards keeping high income / revenue generators

IV. reporting all such personnel to the local regulator

Options:

A.  

II, III and IV only

B.  

I, II and IV only

C.  

All of the above

D.  

I and II only

Discussion 0
Questions 2

Which is NOT part of the guidance on Professional Conduct in the PRMIA Standards of Best Practice, Conduct and Ethics (Code of Conduct)?

Options:

A.  

Know and abide by applicable rules and regulations

B.  

Clearly inform all affected parties of any apparent or actual conflicts of interest

C.  

Report to the Regulator any departures from generally accepted methodology or practices

D.  

Provide advice that is clear and accurate

Discussion 0
Questions 3

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

Options:

A.  

I and II

B.  

I, II and IV

C.  

I, II and III

D.  

I only

Discussion 0
Questions 4

The hedging strategy employed by MG Refining & Marketing has been called:

Options:

A.  

Dynamic hedging

B.  

A stacked hedge

C.  

A differential hedge

D.  

Nothing because MG Refining & Marketing did not hedge its position

Discussion 0
Questions 5

As a result of the US government's intervention, which of the following is true?

Options:

A.  

The cost of borrowing for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should decline because the government will be standing behind their debts and the buying and selling of mortgage debt will continue

B.  

The cost of borrowing for house buyers will rise because of the risk premium now built into the cost of such a government guarantee

C.  

The systemic risks still remain in the housing market because it increases the US government's debt

D.  

Foreign Central Banks will continue to sell their holdings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities

Discussion 0
Questions 6

Metallgesellschaft's retail contracts were

Options:

A.  

unhedged

B.  

hedged using exchange-traded futures with longer maturities than the retail contracts

C.  

hedged using exchange-traded futures with shorter maturities than the retail contracts

D.  

fully hedged using exchange-traded futures of the same maturities as the retail contracts

Discussion 0
Questions 7

As LTCM started to have major losses, it compounded its problems by doing what?

Options:

A.  

Trying to borrow more money from major money centre banks

B.  

Issuing Subordinated Debt

C.  

Returning capital to the general partners before others

D.  

Unwinding its' more liquid trades thereby creating more liquidity risk overall

Discussion 0
Questions 8

The Risk Management Infrastructure of an organization must:

I. To the extent possible, avoid silos of control and oversight

II. Have budgets set by the business unit leaders

III. Actively provide ongoing professional development for risk management staff and require them to be committed to standards of best practice, conduct and ethics in their work

IV. Provide general risk management and related corporate governance training for employees of the organization as a Whole

Options:

A.  

I only

B.  

I, III and IV only

C.  

I and III only

D.  

All of these are expected of the Risk Management Infrastructure

Discussion 0
Questions 9

For the sentence

"The organization shall encourage all employees to keep abreast of the latest developments in their particular areas of expertise, through ____________, _____________, and _____________ and shall make adequate resources available to enable this to occur,"

Choose the correct combinations of words from the following options:

Options:

A.  

courses, conferences, journals

B.  

conferences, discussion groups, blog sites

C.  

courses, educational certification, journals

D.  

journals, courses, compliance mandates

Discussion 0
Questions 10

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

Options:

A.  

use their best judgment

B.  

abide by the applicable laws, rules, and regulations of PRMIA and any government and/or regulatory bodies

C.  

comply with the higher standard under all circumstances

D.  

refer the matter to their supervisor

Discussion 0
Questions 11

As a PRMIA member, you have certain responsibilities. Among these are the requirement(s) to:

Options:

A.  

Vote in Board elections

B.  

Attend at least one PRMIA chapter meeting per year

C.  

Adhere to the PRMIA Standards of Best Practice, Conduct and Ethics

D.  

All of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 12

Which of the following does NOT relate to the Orange County case?

Options:

A.  

Where there are excess rewards, there must be risks

B.  

The Know Your Customer rule

C.  

Strategies that are not possible to explain to third parties should not be employed by the risk averse

D.  

Fractured organisational structure and poor risk oversight mechanism make it easy for powerful individuals to hide risk in the gaps

Discussion 0
Questions 13

When describing the reasons for the collapse of China Aviation Oil, which of the following was not cited?

Options:

A.  

No properly defined risk management policies in place and general lack of oversight by senior management

B.  

Time value was not taken into account during the contract valuation process

C.  

Loss generating positions were rolled over by selling options on larger positions to generate cash premiums' to settle existing position losses

D.  

Senior management in China were aware of the positions but did not understand the complexities of risk managing them

Discussion 0
Questions 14

Which of the following would have contributed to noticing and preventing Leeson's violations at Barings?

Options:

A.  

Separation of front and back offices

B.  

More senior level involvement at Barings regarding use of derivatives

C.  

Recognition that large profits can be an indicator of higher risk

D.  

All of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 15

When supervising others, a PRMIA member must comply with

Options:

A.  

PRMIA Standards

B.  

the standards of the organization where the work is being performed

C.  

his / her established personal standards of work approved in previous work situations

D.  

local regulatory authority standards which may be less onerous than PRMIA standards

Discussion 0
Questions 16

PRMIA Governance Principles

Options:

A.  

must be adhered to by all PRMIA member organizations

B.  

is a set of recommendations based on research and best practice

C.  

must be adhered to by all PRM charter holders

D.  

must be adhered to by all financial firms that are PRMIA members

Discussion 0