by admin | Feb 16, 2012 | aggregate method, composites, GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
Fear not! I haven’t given up on my arguments against the use of the aggregate method to derive the extremely important composite returns (which are the bedrock of the Standards).I was conducting a GIPS(R) verification earlier this week, and stumbled upon the...
by admin | Feb 15, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
This has been a rather busy week for TSG and the media.On Monday, Chris Spaulding, a company SVP who heads sales and client relations, and Patrick Fowler, our firm’s COO, were interviewed on WCTC Radio. They discussed sales and...
by admin | Feb 14, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
by admin | Feb 13, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
In a recent blog post I referenced the notion of taking into consideration the “spirit” of the GIPS(R) standards (Global Investment Performance Standards) to consider what would be permitted. Being ever mindful of the underlying “spirit”...
by admin | Feb 9, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, Reporting
The GIPS(R) Standards (Global Investment Performance Standards) require compliant firms to make every reasonable effort to provide prospects with a compliant presentation (¶ I.0.A.9); actually, not just any presentation, but the one(s) that aligns with the...