CeMAP-1 EXAM C
CeMAP-1 EXAM C
1. In order to be acceptable as a medium of exchange, money must have all except which
one of the following?
A acts as banker to the Government, supervises the economy and regulates the supply of
money.
B deposits money with the International Monetary Fund.
C has been approved by the Treasury and lends money direct to other banks.
D holds reserves of foreign currency for other banks and institutional investors.
3. How can a bank involved in wholesale banking raise money quickly in order to finance
business activities?
4. If the UK Government's golden rule of fiscal policy is followed, what result will be achieved
with regard to government borrowing over the economic cycle?
5. Which one of the following investments would be most suitable for a person who did not
wish to put their capital at risk?
6. Which one of the following statements regarding local authority stocks is untrue?
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7. Why would a client be interested in the 'coupon' of a gilt-edged security?
8. Which one of the following is not a feature of ordinary shares? The shareholder:
9. For which type of share does a warrant holder have the right to subscribe?
A Convertible.
B Ordinary.
C Preference.
D Redeemable.
10. When considering investing in residential property, which one of the following
characteristics is untrue?
11. James has chosen to place his savings in a cash Individual Savings Account (ISA). He
has done this because:
12. Why could equities be considered an inappropriate source of regular income for non-
taxpayers?
13. Which of the following statements in respect of gilts and local authority stock is true?
A Gilts are negotiable and any gain may be subject to capital gains tax.
B Interest on gilts is paid without deduction of income tax but is taxable.
C Interest on local authority stock is subject to capital gains tax.
D Local authority stock is not negotiable and carries a government guarantee.
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18. Under the rules of an Open Ended Investment Company, three of the following types of
charge may be applied. Which one is the exception?
A Administration costs.
B Annual management charge.
C Bid-offer spread.
D Initial charge.
19. What happens when an option derivative reaches its option date?
20. Which one of the following is one way in which a repayment mortgage differs
fundamentally from a full endowment mortgage?
21. What type of mortgage scheme would help someone on a low-income to become an
owner-occupier?
A Buy-to-let.
B Home reversion.
C Housing trust.
D Shared ownership.
22. Which of the following life assurance policies carries the most risk?
A Non-profit.
B Unitised with-profits.
C Unit-linked.
D With-profits.
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24. James was domiciled in the UK at the time of his death. His estate for inheritance tax
purposes would include all assets:
26. Which one of the following usually becomes the priority financial need on becoming a
parent?
A Investment.
B Pensions,
C Protection.
D Savings.
27. Which one of the following would normally be regarded as the priority financial need for an
individual who has surplus cash for the first time?
A An emergency fund.
B An equity Individual Savings Account.
C A pension plan.
D A unit trust.
29. A complaint against an independent financial adviser has been found justified because:
30. When an individual dies intestate, leaving a spouse, children and an estate valued at
£110,000, which one of the following applies?
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31. Any loss made by a partnership is usually:
A allocated amongst the partners in the same ratio as profits are shared.
B held to be offset against future profits.
C held to reduce any potential tax liability.
D written off.
32. Despite his recent marriage to Katrina, John's existing will has remained in force. Why is
this?
34. Which one of the following items of property would be referred to as personalty?
37. What is the youngest age at which a person resident in the UK can be liable for income
tax?
A From birth.
B Age 16.
C The age at which they start work.
D Age 18.
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38. What is the total tax liability of a higher rate taxpayer on income earned from dividends?
A 20%.
B 22.5%.
C 32.5%.
D 40%.
A Employees only.
B Employees, partners and sole traders.
C Sole traders only.
D Sole traders and partners only.
40. Income tax is not payable on which one of the following forms of income?
41. Fiona sold a painting for £50,000 in May 2005. For capital gains tax calculation purposes,
to what date can the indexation allowance be applied?
A 31 March 1992.
B 31 March 1998.
C 5 April 1998.
D 5 April 1999.
42. Which one of the following statements in respect of capital gains tax (CGT) is correct?
43. A capital gains tax liability could arise in which of the following circumstances?
44. Emma bought some shares in July 2005 that cost her £3,500.00. How much stamp duty
reserve tax did she have to pay?
A £17.50.
B £35.00.
C £105.00.
D £140.00.
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45. Class 4 National Insurance contributions would be paid by:
A Brian, retired, who wishes to enhance his State earnings related pension.
B Jack, self-employed, who makes regular profits exceeding £12,000 pa.
C Julie, an employed wife of a sole trader, with earnings of £14,000 pa,
D Stephanie, self-employed, who wishes to make voluntary contributions in respect of
earning gaps.
46. Mr and Mrs Black have an elderly relative that needs care and locally there is a council-
run residential home into which they would like him to go. This relative does not have any
means to pay for this, but Mr and Mrs Black understand that there may be some help from the
State. What would this help be?
A Attendance allowance.
B Incapacity benefit.
C Income support.
D Invalid care allowance.
47. Wally keeps £500 under his mattress. Which one of the following represents the effect of
inflation on this amount over the period of one year?
A if the fixed rate is lower than the standard variable rate, the lender will add the shortfall to
the loan.
B the new rate payable at the end of the term will always be higher that the rate on the fixed
rate deal.
C the rate throughout the term will generally be higher than the prevailing standard variable
rate.
D there is often a substantial up-front arrangement fee that must be taken into account by
the mortgagor.
49. Nick and Lynne are keen to take advantage of a better deal and remortgage with a new
lender. However, their existing lender has informed them that if they move, they will have to
pay an additional six months' interest. The most likely reason for this is that:
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50. Which type of mortgage reduces the normal variable rate of interest?
51. Which one of the following best describes the reason why the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 was introduced?
A It was necessary to make the Home Office the main authorising body.
B It was necessary to make the Treasury the main authorising body.
C The existing regulatory structure was too bureaucratic.
D The existing regulatory structure was too fragmented.
A facilitating competition.
B increasing regulation.
C maintaining costs.
D reducing innovation.
53. Which one of the following is not covered by the Financial Services Authority's Principles
for Business?
54. In relation to how a firm deals with its regulator, which one of the following is not defined
within the Principles of Business? A firm must:
55. Under the rules relating to approved persons, in which 'function' would the Chief Internal
Auditor be categorized?
A Customer function.
B Governing function.
C Required function.
D Systems and control functions.
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56. Which one of the following job applicants is least likely to meet the FSA 'fit and proper'
requirements?
A Gill, who has recently been made redundant from a firm of independent financial advisers.
B Irene, who currently has an authorised overdraft limit of £2000.
C Josie, whose father's house was repossessed three years ago.
D Veronica, who has missed her last two mortgage payments following a divorce.
57. The EU definition of market abuse can be divided into two areas known as:
58. Which one of the following is exempt from the Consumer Credit Act 1974?
59. The final salary occupational pension scheme offered to employees of the Buckby
Engineering Company has a financial year ending on 31 May 2005. What is the
latest date by which audited accounts and an auditor's statement must be produced?
A 30 November 2005.
B 31 December 2005.
C 5 April 2006.
D 31 May 2006.
60. Who is responsible for considering any complaint brought about because of The Unfair
Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999?
61. A firm of insurance intermediaries specialising in life and pensions business and based in
London wishes to conduct business in two other EU countries, France and Germany. How do
EU directives impact on their registration?
A The FSA must approve any move before they can conduct business in either country.
B Their registration with the FSA enables them to conduct business in other EU countries.
C They must apply for separate registration in France and Germany.
D They will be able to conduct life business in France and Germany but not pensions
business.
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62. Which one of the following features of an equity ISA means that it cannot be I
described as CAT standard?
63. Which one of the following describes the range of products that could be sold by a
company representative who is fully authorised?
64. The Haddon Bank currently has mortgage loans secured on residential property, totalling
£10m. What minimum level of 'own funds' must be retained to satisfy solvency ratio
requirements?
A £80,000.
B £160,000.
C £400,000.
D £800,000.
65. The frequency of compliance visits by the FSA' s officers to a particular firm depends on
the:
66. Which one of the following is not a tool open to Financial Services Authority in setting and
enforcing standards for organizations and individuals?
A Compensation.
B Discipline.
C Injunctions and prosecutions.
D Supervision or investigation of firms.
67. Which one of the following roles in a regulated firm would be classified by the FSA as a
'required function'?
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68. Douglas is a sleeping partner in a limited liability IFA partnership with his son Richard.
How do the FSA view Douglas's position in the business?
A As a sleeping partner, the FSA ignore his role and simply retain a record of his name.
B As he is not a director, there is no requirement for his approval by the FSA.
C He is regarded as being in a governing function and must be approved by the FSA.
D Since this is regarded as a family business, there is only a requirement for Richard to be
approved.
69. Haddon Bank are about to begin an advertising campaign to promote fresh interest in
their UK Equity Fund which was launched ten years ago. Since they intend to show recent
performance of the fund, what is the minimum period over which performance figures must
be shown?
A One year.
B Five years.
C Seven years.
D Ten years.
70. Which one of the following criteria is not one that must be satisfied by an
advertisement in order to comply with the Financial Services Authority's guidelines on
advertising?
71. According to the Conduct of Business rules laid down by the Financial Services Authority
it is necessary to keep adequate records of all dealings with customers. Which one of the
following is not a reason for this requirement?
72. Under the Financial Services Authority regulations, what is the minimum number of years
for which companies are required to retain records of individual employees' training and
competence?
A Three years.
B Four years.
C Five years.
D Six years.
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73. Before an employee carries out duties that fall under the FSA's regulatory responsibility
he should:
74. Which one of the following statements is false in relation to Training and Competence
regulation?
75. Which one of the following has a direct interest in the supervision of the financial services
sector?
76. An independent financial adviser must select both a suitable product and its provider
Which one of the following matters does not need to be considered in selecting the provider?
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80. Under know your customer rules, why does an adviser need to establish a 'risk profile’?
81. When recommending a product to a client, the suitability of advice rules require the
independent adviser to always abide by the fundamental principle of:
83. When determining what constitutes excessive charges, the FSA rules require that
advisers should consider which one of the following?
84. A £12,000 unit-linked single premium investment bond is cancelled by a customer within
the cooling-off period. During this period, the stock market fell sharply and consequently, so
did the value of the bond. What is the customer likely to receive?
85. An adviser must issue a key facts illustration prior to a sale being concluded for all of the
following products except:
A gilt-edged securities.
B life assurance.
C stakeholder pensions.
D unit trusts.
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86. Sandler's 2001 report on Financial Services has what key proposal for the industry?
A Higher limits on the permitted Free Asset Ratio for Financial Services Companies.
B The development of simple, low-cost, risk-controlled products that would appeal to the
less financially sophisticated.
C The introduction of polarisation for financial advisers.
D Tighter regulation of Occupational Pension Schemes.
87. Jane is arranging a loan secured on her residential property, post-October 2004, but
which is not subject to Financial Services Authority regulation. This is because:
88. Pauline is offering mortgage advice to a client post-October 2004. This means that, as
well as considering which mortgage suits the client's needs, Pauline must also consider the:
89. Mortgage Advice Ltd has found that their primary method of obtaining new business is not
now permitted under Financial Services Authority regulation. This means that they must have
been using which of the following methods?
A Cold calling.
B Mortgage introducers.
C Radio advertising.
D TV advertising.
90. Fiona has received an initial disclosure document (IDD) and a personalised key facts
illustration (KFI) containing more elements than usual relating to the specific nature of the
product and its additional risks. What type of mortgage product must she be arranging?
A A cash-back mortgage.
B A further advance.
C A lifetime mortgage.
D A re-mortgage.
91. lain works in the back office of a general insurance broker. From January 2005 he is be
required to be authorised through the same processes of permission and approval which
applies to the remainder of the industry. This is because he:
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92. An authorised firm's senior management must ensure that their organization is protected
from use by money launderers by doing all of the following except:
93. Mandy, a financial adviser, has completed a report form and submitted it to her company's
Money Laundering Reporting Officer. Under what circumstances would she take this action?
94. Employees should receive regular training about what is expected of them under money
laundering rules so that they:
95. Paul was prosecuted under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and received the maximum
sentence of five years and a fine. This means that he must have been convicted of which
money laundering offence?
A Acquiring.
B Arranging.
C Concealing.
D Tipping off.
96. Jason has just received a first interim letter from a firm to whom he had previously made a
complaint. The firm has sent this letter because:
A Jason has not yet confirmed his complaint to the firm in writing.
B the complaint is still under investigation after four weeks.
C the firm has completed its investigations into the complaint.
D they have referred his case to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
97. The Financial Ombudsman Service deals with unresolved complaints in respect of:
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98. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme will pay out compensation to customers
who have:
99. In relation to the Data Protection Act 1998, which one of the following is incorrect?
100.If a company fails to comply with an enforcement notice under the Data Protection' Act
1998, what is the maximum fine that can be imposed, without referring the case to the Crown
Court?
A £5,000.
B £25,000.
C £100,000.
D Unlimited.
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1 B Unit 1; 1.1
2 A Unit 1; 1.2.1
3 D Unit 1; 1.2.3
4 A Unit 1; 1.3.4.3
5 B Unit 1; Section 2
6 A Unit 1; 2.2.2
7 C Unit 1; 2.2.1
8 C Unit 1; 2.3.1
9 B Unit 1; 3.4
10 B Unit 1; 2.4
11 D Unit 1; 3.2.4
12 D Unit 1; 2.3.1.2. 1
13 B Unit 1; 2.2.1
14 A Unit 1; 2.2.3
15 B Unit 1; 3.2.2
16 B Unit 1: 3.2.1.4
17 A Unit 1; 3.2.5.1. 1
18 C Unit 1; 3.2.3.4
19 C Unit 1; 3.4
20 A Unit 1; 3.5.1.2. 1
21 D Unit 1; 3.5.1.4.3
22 C Unit 1; 3.2.5
23 C Unit 1; 4.2
24 D Unit 1; 1.3.3.1
25 B Unit 1; 4.1
26 C Unit 1; Section 4
27 A Unit 1; 2.1
28 D Unit 1; 4.4.5.1
29 B Unit 1; 4.4.4
30 A Unit 1; 6.1.1.1
31 A Unit 1; 6.1.4
32 D Unit 1; 6.1.1
33 A Unit 1; 6.3
34 A Unit 1; 6.4
35 C Unit 1; 6.5
36 A Unit 1; 6.6
37 A Unit 1; 1.3.3.2
38 C Unit 1; 1.3.3.2
39 B Unit 1; 1.3.3.2
40 B Unit 1; 2.1.5.7
41 C Unit 1; 1.3.3.4
42 B Unit 1; 1.3.3.4
43 D Unit 1; 1.3.3.4
44 A Unit 1; 1.3.3.7
45 B Unit 1; 1.3.3.3
46 C Unit 1; 1.3.5.1 2
47 B Unit 1; 5.4.1
48 D Unit 1; 3.5.1.3 3
49 B Unit 1; 3.5.1.3 3
50 B Unit 1; 3.5.1.3 2
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51 D Unit 2; 1.2
52 A Unit 2;1.3
53 B Unit 2; 1.4
54 D Unit 2; 1.4
55 D Unit 2; 1.13.3
56 D Unit 2; 1.6
57 B Unit 2; 1.7
58 B Unit 2; 5.1
59 B Unit 2;5.3.2.6
60 D Unit 2; 5. 2. 2
61 B Unit 2; 5.4 .3. 3
62 D Unit 2;5.5.1
63 B Unit 2; 1.20.1
64 C Unit 2; 1.9.1
65 B Unit 2; 1.10
66 A Unit 2; 1.11
67 C Unit 2; 1.13.2
68 C Unit 2; 1.13.1
69 B Unit 2;1.14
70 A Unit 2; 1.14
71 D Unit 2; 1.15
72 A Unit 2; 1.16.2.4
73 A Unit 2; 1.16.2.1
74 A Unit 2; 1.16
75 D Unit 2; 1.3
76 A Unit 2; 1.22
77 D Unit 2; 1.18.1
78 D Unit 2; 1.19
79 C Unit 2; 1.20.1
80 B Unit 2; 1.21
81 B Unit 2; 1.22
82 D Unit 2; 1.23
83 B Unit 2; 1.24
84 A Unit 2; 1.26
85 A Unit 2; 1.25
86 B Unit 2; 1.27
87 C Unit 2; 1.28
88 A Unit 2; 1.28
89 A Unit 2; 1.28.2
90 C Unit 2; 1.28.1
91 D Unit 2; 1.29
92 A Unit 2; 2. 4.2
93 C Unit 2; 2.7
94 A Unit 2; 2. 8
95 D Unit 2; 2.9
96 B Unit 2; 3.1
97 C Unit 2; 3.2
98 C Unit 2; 3.3
99 A Unit 2;4.1
100 A Unit 2; 4. 1.3
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