Free GARP FRM-Part-2 Exam Questions

Question 1

The CRO at a bank wants to strengthen the bank’s capability to defend itself against emerging cyber-threats. To help achieve this goal, the CRO is assessing the current range of practices regarding the sharing of cybersecurity information between different types of institutions, as well as the potential benefits from sharing information. Which of the following statements would be most appropriate for the CRO to make?

A : Existing peer-sharing mechanisms among banks focus on the exchange of information related to cyber-security incidents, but such information is generally not shared from banks to regulators.

B : The scope and depth of information-sharing practices among banks may significantly vary between financial markets, depending on the level of trust among participating banks.

C : Information-sharing among different national regulators has evolved significantly over the past several years and is now a widespread practice at a large majority of jurisdictions.

D : The sharing of cybersecurity information among banks is less frequently observed and generally considered to be less effective than other cyber-security information-sharing practices.

Answer: B

Question 2

A significant challenge in estimating the legal loss module of an operational risk stress test is that:

A : there is a lag between the macroeconomic event itself and the incurrence of legal losses.

B : banks are minimally impacted by legal losses.

C : future litigation cases cannot be estimated.

D : operational risks and legal losses cannot be separated.

Answer: A

Question 3

A portfolio manager is revising an equity portfolio with the goal of attaining theoptimal portfolio on the portfolio’s efficient frontier. The manager believes this goalcan be achieved by replacing a stock in the portfolio with a new stock that is not partof the existing portfolio and keeping the portfolio value constant. The managerconsiders the following alternative actions:• Action 1: Sell the stock with the highest marginal VaR and purchase anequivalent value of a new stock that would have the lowest marginal VaR in the portfolio.• Action 2: Sell a particular stock and purchase an equivalent value of a newstock, which would cause the ratio of expected excess returns to portfoliobeta for all stocks in the portfolio to be equal.• Action 3: Sell a particular stock and purchase an equivalent value of a newstock, which would cause the portfolio betas of all stocks in the portfolio to be equal.• Action 4: Sell a particular stock and purchase an equivalent value of a newstock, which would significantly decrease the portfolio standard deviationwithout changing the average excess portfolio return.Which of the actions above would create an optimal portfolio?

A : D Action 4

B : C Action 3

C : B Action 2

D : A Action 1

Answer: C

Question 4

A senior risk analyst at VLT Bank (VLTB), a Singapore-based bank, is analyzing therisks arising from a significant appreciation of the SGD against all other major worldcurrencies. VLTB has the following balance sheet structure:▪ Assets:• Germany government bonds denominated in EUR• Singapore government bonds denominated in SGD• Corporate bonds denominated in EUR• Commercial loans denominated in SGD▪ Liabilities:• Long-term senior bonds denominated in EUR• Long-term senior bonds denominated in SGD• Retail deposits denominated in SGD• Corporate term deposits denominated in SGDThe analyst considers other recent market developments, including a decline inglobal equity prices, which resulted in many of VLTB’s larger retail depositorsexperiencing margin calls and drawing down deposits to meet them. The analystnotes that the bank took advantage of the demand for fixed-income securities andissued additional long-term senior SGD bonds and the proceed was used topurchase additional Germany government bonds. The overall impact of thesetransactions on VLTB is that the bank’s net cash outflows during the month, itsoverall net liabilities flow, and the required amount of stable funding, remainunchanged. The following additional information is provided:• The available stable funding (ASF) factor for retail deposits is 95%.• The ASF factor for long-term senior SGD bonds is 100%.The analyst also assesses the bank’s exposure to ConSol Corp, a publicly tradedSingapore manufacturer that is heavily dependent on locally produced raw materialsand generates its revenues primarily in EUR. VLTB is a major holder of ConSolCorp’s EUR-denominated bonds and has taken a long CDS position on the bonds.A German bank is the counterparty to that CDS contract.In analyzing the impact of the reported developments in the currency, equity, andbond markets on VLTB, which of the following is correct?

A : B VLTB’s net stable funding ratio will decrease.

B : C VLTB’s right-way risk with the German bank will increase.

C : D VLTB’s liquidity coverage ratio will decrease.

D : A VLTB’s CDS position will increase in value.

Answer: D

Question 5

Two financial institutions are facing different funding issues. Bank A, a mid-size regional bank is concerned that it has a shortfall in legal reserves for the day and is seeking an alternative to address this shortfall. Bank B, a small community bank, on the other hand, has recently experienced a much greater than anticipated shortfall in long term certificates of deposit (CD) renewals due to fierce local competition for retail deposits. Bank B has traditionally used stable CDs to fund its home mortgage portfolio. What is the most appropriate funding response of each of these two institutions considering timing and the availability of non-deposit funds?

A : Bank A should issue debentures and Bank B should fund itself through the CP market.

B : Bank A should borrow from the wholesale deposit market and Bank B should fund itself through the Eurocurrency deposit market.

C : Bank A should fund itself through the commercial paper (CP) market and Bank B should borrow from the Federal funds market.

D : Bank A should borrow from the Federal funds market and Bank B should borrow from the Federal Home Loan Banks.

Answer: D