by TSG | Feb 21, 2016 | GIPS, guidance statement, performance measurement, Performance Perspectives Newsletter, risk, risk measurement
VOLUME 13 – ISSUE 4 January/February 2016 Download PDF...
by David Spaulding | Feb 5, 2016 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement
A new GIPS guidance statement has arrived There’s a new sheriff in town (in the form of a new GIPS guidance statement), and he’s carrying some seriously new proposed requirements for GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) compliant firms who are...
by David Spaulding | Aug 21, 2015 | GIPS, GIPS verification, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy
I just completed the second quarter 2015 non-GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) verification for a client. We generally recommend only doing annual, but are very happy to do quarterly (for GIPS or non-GIPS), as they mean more revenue for our firm...
by David Spaulding | Aug 12, 2015 | discretion, GIPS, GIPS standards, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement
Let’s face it, there’s a lot about the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(R)) that can be confusing, and much is owed to some of the terminology that’s used. This post will only focus on one of those terms: discretionary, as in “all...
by David Spaulding | Jul 28, 2015 | GIPS, GIPS verification, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy, performance examinations
Neminem id agere ut ex alterius praedetur inscitia [No one should prey on another’s ignorance] No, I’m not showing off my knowledge of Latin (although learning it should be added to my “bucket list”). This line comes from the 16th...
by David Spaulding | May 21, 2015 | GIPS, GIPS Annual Registration, GIPS standards, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement
Firms that claim compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) are now required to register with the CFA Institute on an annual basis. We’ve touched on this new requirement in both this blog and our newsletter, and had a webinar...
