by admin | Apr 8, 2013 | CIPM, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM expert, CIPM Principles, internal rate of return, IRR, IRR calculation, performance measurement
A CIPM Principles candidate sent an email asking how to calculate the internal rate of return in the exercise shown in Example 26 in the CIPM Principles Curriculum (on page 198). In this example, the following information is given:Account market value on 3/31 is...
by admin | Sep 27, 2012 | CIPM, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM expert, HP 12C, internal rate of return, money-weighted return, MWR, performance measurement, since inception internal rate of return, TSG
In a previous post, I covered an internal rate of return sample exam question, and I covered the keystrokes used on one of the calculators that may be used on the CIPM exam, the Texas Instruments Business Analyst II Plus (TI-BA II Plus).There is, of course, another...
by admin | Sep 25, 2012 | CIPM, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM expert, CIPM Principles, CIPM Q and A
Tomorrow, I will be hosting an open Q & A (question and answer) session for CIPM candidates. This is a chance for you to ask questions as you are (hopefully) doing your final studying for October’s exams! The session is open to both Principles...
by admin | Sep 12, 2012 | CIPM, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM expert, CIPM Principles, duties to employer, employee loyalty to employer, ethics, loyalty, Standards of Professional Conduct, whistle-blowing
There was good news in the media this morning, as the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) awarded a former UBS employee in the amount of $104 million USD for “whistle-blowing” regarding activities at UBS that assisted some of the firm’s...
by admin | Sep 10, 2012 | CIPM, CIPM expert, GIPS, internal rate of return, performance measurement, SI-IRR, since inception internal rate of return, time-weighted return
CIPM Expert Level candidates must know what return calculations are required by the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(r)), and in which circumstances. Most of the time, time-weighted return (TWR) is required, but in some cases a since inception...
by admin | Sep 8, 2012 | bond prices, Campisi model, CIPM, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM expert, fixed income attribution, performance attribution, performance measurement, risk-free yield curve
The CIPM curriculum does not give much of an explanation of bond pricing in relation to interest rates, so here is a brief primer.Price change on bonds can be explained by how interest rates change during the period.Bonds are a lending agreement: the purchaser...
