by admin | Oct 14, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, Standard Deviation
A verification client called me with the following question: they have historically calculated dispersion around the composite’s return; however, their new GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) system measures it around the average of the accounts...
by admin | Oct 10, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, net of fees
We received a question from a client recently, who cited the GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) Fees Guidance Statement.On page 5 we find the following:Let’s focus on the sentence that reads “In these situations, it is most appropriate to...
by admin | Oct 7, 2011 | CIPM, CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, CIPM expert, GIPS, Modified Dietz, significant cash flows
An Expert Level candidate asked some questions related to sample exam Item Set #15; the vignette is described below:White Oaks Investment Management, a firm that claims to comply with the GIPS standards, manages an equity portfolio for the City of Kent’s pension plan....
by admin | Oct 4, 2011 | CIPM, CIPM expert, CIPM Principles, composite dispersion, external dispersion, GIPS, internal dispersion, Standard Deviation, TI BA II Plus, tracking error
CIPM candidates are required to be able to calculate standard deviations for several purposes, including:the dispersion of annual portfolio returns within a composite (internal dispersion)the variability of a composite’s past 36 months of returns (external...
by admin | Oct 2, 2011 | CIPM, CIPM exam prep, CIPM expert, CIPM Principles, GIPS, TSG
On this coming Monday, October 3, 2011, I will be hosting our next webcast, which will be an open Q & A (question and answer) session for candidates preparing for the CIPM exams (both Principles Level and Expert Level).The session is free for CIPM candidates that...
by admin | Sep 28, 2011 | AIMR-PPS, GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
Brian Chapman (of KPMG, London) reminded me that the AIMR-PPS(R)’s view of composite return is that it’s “a single value that reflects the overall performance (the ‘central tendency’) of the set. The objective in reporting the returns of...