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QFA INVESTMENTS SAMPLE PAPER 1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

In ttrelation ttto ttits ttdealings ttwith ttcustomers ttin ttthe ttUS, tta ttbusiness ttbased ttin ttIreland
ttis ttdirectly ttsubject ttto ttWHICH ttform ttof ttinvestment ttrisk?
A ttExchange ttrate.
B ttLiquidity.
C ttInterest ttrate.
D ttInflation. tt- ttAnswer ttA

1.1 tt- ttFinancial ttServices ttMarket tt- ttFunctions

Maturity tttransformation ttin ttrelation ttto ttfinancial ttservices ttis:
A tta ttmethod ttof ttdiversifying ttinvestment ttrisk. tt
B ttturning ttshort ttterm ttdeposits ttand ttsavings ttinto ttlonger ttterm ttloans.
C tta ttform ttof ttregulatory ttintervention.
D tta ttfacility ttto ttallow ttthe tteasy ttpayment ttof ttbills. tt- ttAnswer ttB

1.1 ttFunctions

One ttof ttthe ttmain ttfunctions ttof ttthe ttEuropean
Central ttBank tt(ECB) ttis:
A ttsetting ttwholesale ttlending ttinterest ttrates ttin ttthe ttEurozone ttarea.
B ttfixing ttthe ttexchange ttrate ttof ttthe ttEuro ttagainst ttother ttcurrencies.
C ttsetting ttrules ttfor ttfinancial ttinstitution ttdealings ttwith ttconsumers.
D ttsupervising ttthe ttsolvency ttof ttlife ttassurance ttcompanies. tt- ttAnswer ttA

1.2 tt- ttKey ttparticipants

The ttactivities ttof ttthe ttCentral ttBank ttof ttIreland ttare ttmanaged ttand ttcontrolled ttby ttthe:
A ttEuropean ttCentral ttBank.
B ttEuropean ttCommission.
C ttCentral ttBank ttCommission. tt
D ttMinister ttfor ttFinance. tt- ttAnswer ttC

1.2 tt- ttKey ttparticipants

Overdrafts ttare ttcharged ttinterest:
A ttonly ttwhen ttthe ttoverdraft ttlimit tthas ttbeen ttexceeded.
B ttwhen ttused.
C ttif ttnot ttused.

,D ttonly ttwhen ttfully ttdrawn. tt- ttAnswer ttB

1.3 tt- ttMain ttfinancial ttservices ttprovided

Which ttof ttthe ttfollowing ttIrish ttStock ttExchange ttmarkets ttis ttNOT tta ttregulated ttmarket
ttfor ttMiFID ttpurposes?
(i)The ttMain ttSecurities ttMarket. tt(ii)The ttEnterprise ttSecurities ttMarket. tt
(iii)The ttGlobal ttExchange ttMarket.

A tt(i) ttonly.
B tt(ii) ttonly.
C tt(i) ttand tt(ii) ttonly. tt
D tt(ii) ttand tt(iii) ttonly. tt- ttAnswer ttD

1.5.1 ttMarkets

Monetary ttpolicy ttin ttthe ttEU ttcountries ttwho ttare ttmembers ttof ttthe ttEurozone ttis ttunder
ttthe ttcontrol ttof ttthe:
A ttEuropean ttCommission.
B ttEuropean ttCentral ttBank.
C ttNational ttcentral ttbanks ttof tteach ttindividual ttcountry.
D ttInternational ttMonetary ttFund. tt- ttAnswer ttB

2.1.1 tt- ttMonetary ttpolicy

The ttcontrol ttof ttinterest ttrates ttis ttwhich tttype ttof tteconomic ttpolicy?
A ttFiscal.
B ttCapital.
C ttNational.
D ttMonetary. tt- ttAnswer ttD

2.1.1 tt- ttMonetary ttpolicy

A ttcontinuing ttincrease ttin ttthe ttprice ttof ttgoods ttand ttservices ttis ttcalled:
A ttdeflation.
B ttinflation.
C ttreflation.
D ttregression. tt- ttAnswer ttB

2.2.1 tt- ttInflation tt& ttdeflation

Joan ttworks ttin ttthe tttourist ttsector ttof ttthe tteconomy. ttShe ttis ttlaid ttoff tteach ttOctober
ttuntil ttthe ttfollowing ttMarch.
When ttJoan ttbecomes ttunemployed ttin ttOctober, ttthis ttis ttan ttexample ttof ttWHICH tttype
ttof ttunemployment?
A ttDiscretionary. tt

, B ttFrictional.
C ttSeasonal.
D ttStructural. tt- ttAnswer ttC

2.3 ttUnemployment

Which ttone ttof ttthe ttfollowing ttwould ttbe ttconsidered ttto ttoffer ttinvestors ttthe ttHIGHEST
ttlevel ttof ttprotection ttagainst ttinflation, ttover ttthe ttlonger ttterm?
A ttDeposits.
B ttCorporate ttbonds.
C ttSavings ttCertificates.
D ttEquities. tt- ttAnswer ttD

3.1 tt- ttMain ttinvestment ttasset ttclasses

Which ttone ttof ttthe ttfollowing ttinvestments ttwould ttbe ttconsidered ttto ttoffer ttinvestors
ttthe ttLOWEST ttlevel ttof ttliquidity?
A ttDeposits.
B ttCorporate ttbonds.
C ttShares ttlisted tton tta ttstock ttmarket. tt
D ttProperty. tt- ttAnswer ttD

3.1 tt- ttMain ttinvestment ttasset ttclasses

Which ttone ttof ttthe ttfollowing ttinvestment tttypes tthas ttshown ttthe ttHIGHEST ttlevel ttof
ttvolatility ttof ttreturns ttover ttthe ttlonger ttterm?
A ttDeposits.
B ttCorporate ttbonds.
C ttEquities.
D ttGovernment ttbonds. tt- ttAnswer ttC

3.2 tt- ttHistoric ttReturns

Another ttterm ttused ttto ttdescribe ttinvestment ttrisk ttis:
A ttvolatility.
B ttcorrelation.
C ttconcentration. tt
D ttmaximisation. tt- ttAnswer ttA

3.4.1 ttVolatility

If ttthe ttmean ttannual ttreturn ttof tta ttparticular ttinvestment ttis tt4% ttand ttits ttstandard
ttdeviation ttis tt8%, ttyou ttwould ttexpect tt1/3rd ttof ttannual ttreturns ttprovided ttby ttthat
ttinvestment ttover ttthe ttlong ttterm ttto ttfall ttOUTSIDE tta ttrange ttof:
A tt-4% ttto tt+4%
B tt-8% ttto tt+8%

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