Series 63 practice questioneasyPension consultant exemption criteria
Which of the following investment advisers could claim the pension consultant exemption from SEC registration?
- AAn adviser providing advice on $150 million in total pension plan assets
- BAn adviser whose only clients are individual retirees
- CAn adviser providing advice about selecting fund managers to employee benefit plans with at least $200 million in assets✓ Correct answer
- DAn adviser providing general investment seminars to corporations with no plan management
Explanation
Why C — An adviser providing advice about selecting fund managers to employee benefit plans with at least $200 million in assets
The pension consultant exemption applies to an adviser acting as a pension consultant to employee benefit plans with at least $200 million in assets. Advising plans below that threshold, advising individual retirees, or giving only general seminars would not qualify.
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