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 TSG | Jul 15, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, Performance Perspectives Newsletter, risk, risk measurement
VOLUME 9 – ISSUE 11 July 2012 Download PDF...
by admin | Jul 12, 2012 | benchmarks, GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
We have gotten a series of questions lately regarding the inclusion of benchmarks in a GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) presentation. I’ll summarize some of it here.Secondary benchmarks: can a firm show additional benchmarks along with...
by admin | Jul 3, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, uaps, universal advisor performance standards
While a great deal of attention was paid to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Obamacare this past week, another ruling should garner some interest, too: their conclusion that the 2006 Stolen Valor Act infringes on speech protected by the First Amendment. This...
by admin | Jun 22, 2012 | alternative investments, GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, private equity, rates of return, real estate, risk
At this week’s European Performance Measurement Forum meeting, we touched on the subject of alternative investments. We hear this term bandied about quite a bit; so much so, that it often causes one to grimace when they hear it, because of the fear it can...
by admin | Jun 11, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
Recently, TSG created a website specifically designed to field questions on the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(R)): https://www.gipshelp.com/. It has already had several questions posted, and more are coming in on a fairly regular basis.It would be...
