by admin | Jan 30, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, Standard Deviation
I participated in a panel discussion last week for the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA). Questions arose regarding the use of standard deviation with GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards). I used my standard graphic, which distinguishes...
by admin | Jan 27, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
We, that is, TSG, are (or should it be, is?) wrestling with a situation where a client may not be consistent in their pre-2011 adoption of “stub periods” for their GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) composites (recall that until 1 January...
by admin | Jan 25, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, risk, Sharpe ratio, Standard Deviation
The Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(R)) now require compliant firms to include the 3-year, annualized standard deviation for the composite and its benchmark. And while this was a somewhat controversial move, it’s here, so we live with it. But, why...
by admin | Jan 24, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
It wasn’t long after I joined the Field Artillery that I learned that one did not say “repeat” over the radio, especially when speaking to anyone in an artillery battery, as this expression means to “fire again.” Instead, one would...
by admin | Jan 20, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, trust
I recently listened to Stephen Covey (the son of Stephen Covey of the “7 Habits” fame) speak on trust. It truly resonated with me, and I’ll share just a bit here and more in an upcoming newsletter.Our industry has suffered from a loss of trust. A...
