CFA® L2 — Ethical & Professional Standards
Same Code and Standards, applied to denser case scenarios. Research Objectivity, Soft Dollars, and the GIPS Standards.
Quick info
- Layer
- Professional Certifications
- Track
- CFA® Level 2
- Estimated hours
- 20 hrs
- Chapters
- 1
- Exam body
- CFA Institute
- Cost on Trustner
- Free
Every chapter below has Foundation, Deep Dive, and Advanced material — read in any order, expand each chapter to see the full content.
About this course
CFA L2 Ethics extends L1 Standards to research-objectivity, soft-dollar arrangements, asset-management code, and case-style application. 10-15% weight. Vignettes test recognising violations in nuanced fact patterns.
Who this is for
- CFA L2 candidates.
- Practitioners renewing ethics knowledge.
What you'll learn
- Application of Standards to vignette scenarios
- Research Objectivity Standards
- Soft Dollar / Best Execution
- GIPS Standards (firm-level performance presentation)
- Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct
Course material — 1 chapters
Each chapter offers three tiers — Foundation for the core concept, Deep Dive for worked examples and practitioner depth, and Advanced for edge cases and exam tips. Click any chapter to expand.
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