) WHEN DESCRIBING HIMSELF AS A CFA CANDIDATE ON HIS RÉSUMÉ (CURRICULUM VITAE) AND LISTING THE CFA EXAMS HE PASSED, DID PEÑA VIOLATE ANY CFA INSTITUTE STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
1.) When describing himself as a CFA candidate on his résumé (curriculum vitae) and listing
the CFA exams he passed, did Peña violate any CFA Institute Standards of Professional
Conduct?
A.
Yes, with regard to completion level.
B.
Yes, with regard to candidacy.
C.
No.
Answer = B
Peña violated Standard VII(B)–References to CFA Institute, the CFA Designation, and the
CFA Program. Peña is not a candidate in the CFA Program because he is not enrolled to
sit for a specific examination.
“Guidance for Standards I–VII,” CFA Institute
Standard VII(B)