8009 Exam IV: Case Studies: Standards: Governance, Best Practices and Ethics - 2015 Edition Questions and Answers

must be adhered to by all PRMIA member organizations

is a set of recommendations based on research and best practice

must be adhered to by all PRM charter holders

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

Alerted senior management to the problems before the major losses occurred

Helped very little as Nick Leeson hid many trades

Not correctly assessed the risk in Nick Leeson's option trades as they have non-linear price characteristics

Been used if senior management had ever seen it

Losses kept increasing while rogue trader(s) hid their positions

The back offices had inadequate procedures

Both A and B

None of the above

The backing of three other members

To go through a screening process conducted by the Nominations Committee

The backing of 6% of local members

The backing of five other members and to be serving on at least one PRMIA Committee

Review compensation plans to ensure consistency with corporate risk appetite, competitive market conditions, and fiduciary responsibility to shareholders

Collectively assume responsibility of understanding and reporting the effectiveness of the firm risk management infrastructure

Be composed of key business unit representatives

Leave shareholder accountability to senior management who decides strategic direction

PRMIA Standards

the standards of the organization where the work is being performed

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

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

The role of the UK government and the possible underwriting of risks by tax-payers, and the general question of Moral Hazard

The reform of the Deposit Protection Scheme because of its internal inconsistencies

It emphasised the importance of effective governance arrangements within financial firms

The original successful business model had not stress tested sufficiently for the incidence of Low Probability, High Impact incidents

Perform the assignment, noting in the final report the standards to which the assignment was done

Accept the assignment, produce and deliver two reports according to both standards

Accept the assignment, and prior to doing any work, report the conflict of interest to the organization's compliance department

The PRMIA member should place the integrity of the risk management profession and users of risk management above their own personal interests, and refuse the work

Dynamic hedging

A stacked hedge

A differential hedge

Nothing because MG Refining & Marketing did not hedge its position

Recapitalise Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with US$2.4 billion of additional capital to ensure they weathered the risks associated with any future downturn in the housing markets

Provide grants of US$800 million to help home buyers with down-payment and closing costs

Allow risky, high-cost loans to be credited towards affordable housing goals

Provide tax credits of nearly US$2.4 billion over the next 5 years to investors and builders who developed affordable single-family housing in poor and distressed areas

Had a risk management infrastructure that was credited with doing its' job well, despite the losses

Was not dealing in derivatives

Had a Board of Directors that was unaware of the true nature of trading activities

Had a separation of duties between trading and back office

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

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

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

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

Fortress Re and other insurers

The Fortress Re reinsurers only

The fronting insurance companies

Fortress Re and their reinsurers