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Washington Mutual's acquisition of Long Beach Financial changed its business model and increased its credit loss profile because

A.

The resulting loss rate for Washington Mutual was more than 3 times higher than other mortgage lenders tracked by the FDIC

B.

the two banks were focussed in different markets

C.

Long Beach Financial had losses which it hadn't realized at the time of the takeover

D.

Of a general deterioration of credit quality generally

Which of the following are PRMIA Governance Principles?

I. Independence of Key Parties

II. Disclosure and Transparency

III. Internal Validation

IV. Solvency

A.

I and II only

B.

I, II and III only

C.

I, II and IV only

D.

All are PRMIA Governance Principles

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

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

According to the PwC report China Aviation Oil, in order to avoid recording and reporting losses, the company adopted which approach covering up its losses?

A.

selling short-term options with extremely low-risk profiles to generate premiums to cover the cost of closing out loss-making option positions

B.

selling long-term options with extremely low-risk profiles to generate premiums to cover the cost of closing out loss-making option positions

C.

selling short-term options with extremely high-risk profiles to generate premiums to cover the cost of closing out loss-making option positions

D.

selling long-term options with extremely high-risk profiles to generate premiums to cover the cost of closing out loss-making option positions

Which of the following CANNOT be counted as a reason why LTCM was given a rescue package and not left to default?

A.

Many of the banks in the rescue consortium were among LTCM's counterparties

B.

Some of the banks in the rescue consortium were LTCM investors

C.

Untimely unwinding of some LTCM positions would lead to large market fluctuations and possible turmoil

D.

The consortium wanted to keep this out of the regulators' eyes

Boards, including Audit and Risk Committees must:

I. Clearly articulate the corporate risk appetite to senior management

II. Thoroughly review compensation plans of potentially "highly compensated positions" for consistency with corporate risk appetite, competitive market conditions and fiduciary responsibility to shareholders

III. Have a single member formally given responsibility for understanding and reporting the effectiveness of the corporation's risk management infrastructure

IV. Be fully accountable to shareholders and work to the benefit of public good and financial stability

A.

I and II only

B.

I, II and IV only

C.

I, II and III only

D.

All of these are responsibilities of Board and Audit Committees

Mary Jones wants the Bylaws of PRMIA to be changed so that people can't join PRMIA unless they meet a set of criteria she has devised with her colleagues. She can do this by getting which of the following approvals:

A.

The Board of Directors, but only if the Blue Ribbon Panel affirms the change

B.

The Board of Directors and a majority of the Members

C.

The Board of Directors alone

D.

34 of all Members

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

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

Employees shall be remunerated adequately for the roles that they perform, where 'adequately' is defined

A.

as being the market norm for similarly situated personnel in competitive organizations

B.

using external references and benchmarks, and in a framework which is consistent with the type of risk-taking behavior expected of employees

C.

using the risk reward profile for each business line in the organization

D.

as commensurate with policies to attract and retain high income / revenue earners

Select the one correct statement relative to Barings Bank.

A.

Proprietary and agency trading were combined and therefore did not increase risk.

B.

Proprietary and agency trading were separate and therefore did not increase risk.

C.

Proprietary and agency trading were combined and therefore did increase risk.

D.

Proprietary and agency trading were separate and did increase risk.