by admin | May 9, 2012 | AIMR-PPS, GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, gross of fees, net of fees
A colleague recently brought to my attention wording that appears in the 1993 edition of the Performance Presentation Standards, published by AIMR (Association for Investment Management and Research; the former name of the CFA Institute). On page 25, under a section...
by admin | May 8, 2012 | ethics
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. ConfuciusAt this year’s CFA Institute Annual Conference, John Rogers, CFA, President and CEO, called for all investment professionals to restore trust in the investment industry. He presented the CFA...
by admin | May 7, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
It occurred to me that a choir might be a good metaphor for rating agencies; at least to some extent.Recall that certain rating agencies got blasted because they frequently awarded their highest ratings to pools of subprime mortgages, which on their...
by admin | May 6, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
I just checked in on Linkedin and discovered two of my connections posting about ethics:Jay Abraham: “ETHICS: You have to distinguish yourself and operate at the highest level of ethics, of integrity, of veracity. If you lower yourself to the level of a...
by admin | May 5, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
We are witnessing a case, I believe, of unintended consequences in the world of American football (not to be confused with the rest of the world’s view of football, which Americans call soccer). The fundamental question: do football helmets, which were...
