by admin | Aug 6, 2012 | annualization, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM expert, CIPM formulae, CIPM Principles, geometric linking, GIPS, time-weighted return
Most performance analysts have heard it said that we should never annualize returns of less than one year. Some may also be aware that GIPS provision I.5.A.4 (2010 edition of GIPS) forbids compliant firms from annualizing returns for periods of less than a...
by admin | Apr 9, 2012 | CIPM, CIPM exam prep, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM Principles, CIPM sample questions, private equity, real estate
A Principles level candidate sent me the following question:Hi John,The CFA institute website has 15 sample questions for the principles exam on their website for anyone considering the program at the below link. Question 14 asks about GIPS private equity valuation...
by admin | Mar 20, 2012 | attribution analysis, CIPM, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM formulae, CIPM formulas, CIPM Principles, performance calculations, performance measurement, rate of return calculations, risk calculations, risk measurement
I am teaching TSG’s prep class for the CIPM Principles and Expert level exams this week in Chicago, and it became apparent to me that most of the students in the class were not aware that CFA Institute has a “List of Formulas” document as part of the...
by admin | Mar 5, 2012 | CIPM, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM expert, CIPM Principles, ex-post risk, external dispersion, GIPS, internal dispersion, Standard Deviation
It has actually become apparent to me during the course of conducting GIPS verifications that there is some confusion as to when internal dispersion and external dispersion must be shown. It occurred to me that CIPM candidates may have the same...
by admin | Oct 30, 2011 | CFA Institute, CIPM, CIPM Association, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM expert, CIPM Principles, GIPS, performance appraisal, performance attribution, performance measurement, TSG
Most of you have already taken the exam, so now I am hoping for the best outcome for all of you.I came across this picture today, which expresses what I try to do when teaching. Hopefully I explained things in as simple a fashion as possible to those of you who...
by admin | Oct 22, 2011 | CIPM, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM Principles, macro attribution, plan sponsor attribution
One of the challenges for Principles Level students is dealing with the Macro Attribution model. This model for attribution measures several decisions that a fund sponsor can take to grow its fund. Because of the number of formulae involved, it seems...
