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International Certificate in Wealth & Investment Management

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Questions 1

Having prepared recommendations via a report, why would an adviser suggest a face-to-face meeting with their client?

Options:

A.  

In order to collect fees prior to implementation of the recommendations

B.  

To establish the client’s tax position

C.  

So that the client can review the adviser’s qualifications

D.  

To afford the opportunity to clear up any misunderstandings

Discussion 0
Questions 2

Historically, rapid technological change and globalisation have:

Options:

A.  

Decreased urbanisation

B.  

Decreased equity issuance

C.  

Increased inflationary pressure

D.  

Increased bond issuance

Discussion 0
Questions 3

When a UK-based investor receives overseas equity dividend income, which one of the following types of tax may have been deducted?

Options:

A.  

Stamp Duty

B.  

Withholding Tax

C.  

Value Added Tax

D.  

UK Corporation Tax

Discussion 0
Questions 4

How does standard deviation provide investors with a measure of historical volatility?

Options:

A.  

By the analysis of historical share price movements

B.  

Through the measurement of the highs and lows of each asset

C.  

By measuring the degree of fluctuation around the mean

D.  

Through the measurement of share price movements compared to the benchmark

Discussion 0
Questions 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of a perfectly competitive industry?

Options:

A.  

Numerous heterogeneous products are produced by all firms in the industry

B.  

Firms face barriers to entry or exit from the industry

C.  

There are a range of market prices at which all output produced by any one firm can be sold

D.  

There is an infinite number of consumers who all face the same market price

Discussion 0
Questions 6

When creating a portfolio for a risk-averse client, why would you select stocks with a beta of less than one?

Options:

A.  

So that the portfolio is easier to understand

B.  

So that the portfolio moves in line with the market

C.  

In order to produce a low-volatility portfolio

D.  

To produce a high-volatility portfolio

Discussion 0
Questions 7

What financial principle requires an adviser to gather extensive information from a client before making a recommendation?

Options:

A.  

Disclosure

B.  

Transparency of trading

C.  

Risk reduction

D.  

Know your customer

Discussion 0
Questions 8

"An approach which applies a theoretical price to a company’s shares by discounting the company’s expected future cash flow into infinity." This statement is describing the:

Options:

A.  

Net asset value

B.  

Market value added

C.  

Dividend valuation model

D.  

Economic value added

Discussion 0
Questions 9

When an investment manager manages and makes changes to a portfolio without referring to the client, this is known as:

Options:

A.  

Execution-only

B.  

Advisory dealing

C.  

Discretionary

D.  

Financial planning

Discussion 0
Questions 10

What term is used to describe a situation where clients give investment instructions to a firm without being given advice to do so?

Options:

A.  

Discretionary

B.  

Execution only

C.  

Non-discretionary

D.  

Robo-advice

Discussion 0
Questions 11

Under an accumulation and maintenance trust, when does the trustees' discretion over payments normally cease (if at all)?

Options:

A.  

On the death of the settlor

B.  

On the death of the life tenant

C.  

At the end of a prescribed period

D.  

It continues indefinitely

Discussion 0
Questions 12

Personal accident policies will pay out:

Options:

A.  

Once the insured has been seen by a doctor

B.  

On the day of the accident

C.  

Following a waiting period

D.  

Once the insurance company has received the medical documentation

Discussion 0
Questions 13

Last year’s monthly returns for Portfolio A were 7%, 5%, -3%, 5%, 9%, 0%, 3%, 6%, -7%, -8%, 5%, 1%. What was the portfolio’s modal rate of return to the nearest whole percentage point?

Options:

A.  

0

B.  

1

C.  

2

D.  

5

Discussion 0
Questions 14

For what reason is holding bearer shares potentially disadvantageous?

Options:

A.  

Investors prefer not being publicly named on a share register

B.  

The loss of the certificate might equal loss of the person’s investment

C.  

They are more difficult to value

D.  

Because it is not possible to sell part of the holding

Discussion 0
Questions 15

Establishing sufficient details about a client in order to give advice is known as:

Options:

A.  

Assessing suitability and affordability

B.  

Determining attitude to risk

C.  

Giving information on status disclosure

D.  

Following know your customer procedures

Discussion 0
Questions 16

A company recently increased its earnings per share figure by 10%. This means that the company’s:

Options:

A.  

Share base has widened

B.  

Ability to pay dividends has improved

C.  

Market share has risen

D.  

P/E ratio has increased

Discussion 0
Questions 17

Which index could be used to measure inflation from the perspective of the seller?

Options:

A.  

Retail price index

B.  

Producer price index

C.  

Consumer price index

D.  

Inflation price index

Discussion 0
Questions 18

A fiduciary relationship normally arises between:

Options:

A.  

A husband and his wife

B.  

A lawyer and his client

C.  

A company and its suppliers

D.  

A head of state and its government

Discussion 0
Questions 19

A stockbroking firm receives both buy and sell orders for the same security but from different clients. How can they best avoid a conflict of interest?

Options:

A.  

Withdraw their services for the transaction

B.  

Place orders as they are received from the clients

C.  

Openly disclose all orders received to the clients

D.  

Process the sell orders before the buy orders

Discussion 0
Questions 20

How do imports and exports affect the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) calculation?

Options:

A.  

Imports and exports are ignored as they only affect Gross National Product (GNP)

B.  

Exports are added and imports are ignored

C.  

Imports are subtracted and exports are added

D.  

Imports are added and exports are subtracted

Discussion 0
Questions 21

How would an active fund manager seek to avoid underperforming their peer group when deciding on asset allocation?

Options:

A.  

Through the use of asset allocation by consensus

B.  

By assessing the prospects for each main asset class

C.  

By hedging currency and market risk

D.  

Through the use of quantitative models

Discussion 0
Questions 22

A firm acting as agent makes money by:

Options:

A.  

Profiting from the spread

B.  

Providing advice

C.  

Charging their client a commission

D.  

Trading against its own order book

Discussion 0
Questions 23

A bullet bond portfolio can have an advantage over a barbell bond portfolio because:

Options:

A.  

It is always riding the yield curve

B.  

It only invests in short-dated bonds

C.  

The gross redemption yield is always higher

D.  

A bullet portfolio does not require regular rebalancing

Discussion 0
Questions 24

If an investor expects to receive a bullet payment, they are likely to be invested in a:

Options:

A.  

Treasury bond

B.  

Zero coupon bond

C.  

Convertible bond

D.  

Premium bond

Discussion 0
Questions 25

Stablecoins are less prone to price fluctuations because:

Options:

A.  

They do not use blockchain technology

B.  

Their price is in US Dollars

C.  

Their value is pegged to underlying assets

D.  

They are highly illiquid

Discussion 0
Questions 26

A market which employs an electronic order book to match buyers with sellers in strict order by price is known as:

Options:

A.  

Order-driven

B.  

Quote-driven

C.  

On-exchange

D.  

Over-the-counter

Discussion 0
Questions 27

Which of the following is used to establish an investor's total return from a bond?

Options:

A.  

Running yield

B.  

Annual coupon

C.  

Price-to-book ratio

D.  

Yield to maturity

Discussion 0
Questions 28

Treasury bills are normally issued with a minimum maturity of:

Options:

A.  

1 month

B.  

3 months

C.  

1 year

D.  

3 years

Discussion 0
Questions 29

What causes the price of a closed-ended investment company to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value (NAV)?

Options:

A.  

The level of charges within the fund

B.  

The tax status of the fund

C.  

Supply and demand

D.  

Current level of interest rates

Discussion 0
Questions 30

A rise in living standards will tend to:

Options:

A.  

Reduce the demand for commodities

B.  

Have no effect on commodities

C.  

Increase government participation in the commodities markets

D.  

Create an increased demand for commodities

Discussion 0