{"id":40890,"date":"2025-02-11T04:09:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T04:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/?p=40890"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:33:49","slug":"standard-v-c-record-retention-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/cfa-level-iii\/standard-v-c-record-retention-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard V (C) \u2013 Record Retention"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Standard V (C) \u2013 Record Retention<\/h3>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"QAPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Record retention and ownership of work product under CFA Standard V(C)\",\n    \"text\": \"Scott Garcia is the head of quantitative research at Green Point Investments. Over six years at Green Point, he contributed to and developed the firm\u2019s quantitatively driven investment strategies and diligently documented the assumptions and reasoning behind all of his work product. Garcia resigns and plans to start a consultancy firm. With the permission of his employer, he copies the records of the supporting documentation of strategies he previously worked on.\\n\\nHas Garcia violated Standard V(C) \u2013 Record Retention?\\n\\nA. Yes, because he is not permitted to make copies of any material developed while at his previous employer.\\n\\nB. No, because he received permission to make copies of the supporting documentation.\\n\\nC. No, because he maintains all documents related to the work on the firm\u2019s investment strategies.\",\n    \"answerCount\": 1,\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"B. No, because he received permission to make copies of the supporting documentation.\\n\\nAll records developed by Garcia are the property of the firm. Garcia has not violated Standard V(C) \u2013 Record Retention because he obtained permission from his employer to copy the supporting documentation. Without such permission, he would only be allowed to recreate the work using publicly available information rather than copying firm-owned records.\"\n    }\n  }\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Members and Candidates must develop and maintain appropriate records to support their investment analyses, recommendations, actions, and other investment-related communications with clients and prospective clients.<\/p>\n<p>Members and Candidates <strong><em>must<\/em><\/strong> retain records that support their recommendations, investment actions, or conclusions.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of supporting documents that assist in meeting the Standard<sup>(1)<\/sup> include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personal notes from meetings with the covered company.<\/li>\n<li>Press releases or presentations issued by the covered company.<\/li>\n<li>Computer-based model outputs and analyses.<\/li>\n<li>Computer-based model input parameters.<\/li>\n<li>Risk analyses of securities\u2019 impacts on a portfolio.<\/li>\n<li>Selection criteria for external advisers.<\/li>\n<li>Notes from clients from meetings to review investment policy statements.<\/li>\n<li>Outside research reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><sup>(1)<\/sup> <em>The list is taken verbatim from the CFA curriculum.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The format and type of information communicated does not absolve a Member or Candidate from maintaining records of the information used in his or her analysis. Both traditional and new media (social media) are covered by this Standard.<\/p>\n<p>New media formats include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blogs.<\/li>\n<li>Texts.<\/li>\n<li>Communication through Twitter and Facebook.<\/li>\n<li>Emails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All records created by a Member or Candidate are property of the firm. If a Member or Candidate leaves his employer, he is prohibited from making copies of any supporting documentation or work product without the express permission of their employer.<\/p>\n<p>Members and Candidates should follow all local regulations related to record retention. Compliance with regulatory or firm requirements on record retention satisfies Standard V(C). In the absence of any regulatory or firm policies, the CFA Institute recommends maintaining records for <strong><em>at least <\/em><\/strong>seven years.<\/p>\n<h2>Compliance Recommendations<\/h2>\n<p>With no regulation or firm policies on record retention, firms should maintain records for at least seven years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Application 1: Records of the Firm<\/h3>\n<p>Scott Garcia is the head of quantitative research at Green Point Investments. Over the six years at Green Point, he has contributed and developed the firm\u2019s quantitatively driven investment strategies. Garcia has diligently documented the assumptions and reasoning behind all of his work product. Garcia has tendered his resignation and has plans to start a consultancy firm. With the permission of his employer, he copies the records of the supporting documentation of strategies he has previously worked on.<\/p>\n<p>Has Garcia violated Standard V(C) \u2013 Record Retention?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A. Yes, because he is not permitted to make copies of any material developed while at his previous employer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0B. No, because he received permission to make copies of the supporting documentation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0C. No, because he maintains all documents related to the work on the firm\u2019s investment strategies.<\/p>\n<h4>Solution<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>The correct answer is B.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All the records developed by Garcia are the property of the firm. Garcia has not violated Standard V(C) \u2013 Record Retention, because he received permission from his employer to make copies of the supporting documentation. If Garcia had not received permission, he would be allowed to recreate the supporting documentation and strategies through publicly available information.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>LOS 2(a): Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct by applying the Code and Standards to specific situations. <\/p>\n<p>LOS 2(b): Recommend practices and procedures designed to prevent violations of the Code and Standards. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standard V (C) \u2013 Record Retention Members and Candidates must develop and maintain appropriate records to support their investment analyses, recommendations, actions, and other investment-related communications with clients and prospective clients. 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