BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS LAW

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is mixing the funds or property of a fiduciary such as an agent with those of the person to whom the fiduciary duty is owed such as her or his client, employer, or principal.
A
commingling
B
Trust
C
Trust account
D
undisclosed principal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Loyalty. A duty of loyalty is one of the most fundamental fiduciary duties owed by an agent to his principal. This duty obligates a real estate broker to act at all times solely in the best interests of his principal to the exclusion of all other interests, including the broker’s own self-interest.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fiduciary duty requires that a partner hold the interests and success of the partnership as a whole in higher regard than their personal interests. Breach of the duty of loyalty can include self-dealing business transactions or engaging in a conflict of interest with the partnership.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fiduciary duties include duty of care, loyalty, good faith, confidentiality, prudence, and disclosure. It has been successfully argued that an employee may have a fiduciary duty of loyalty to an employer. A breach of fiduciary duty occurs when a fiduciary fails to act responsibly in the best interests of a client.

Detailed explanation-4: -In brief, fiduciary duty is a requirement that a person in a position of trust, such as a real estate agent, broker, or executor, must act in good faith and honesty on behalf of a client. Fiduciary duty is a legal obligation of the highest degree for one party to act in another’s best interest.

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