by admin | Jan 19, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) verification clients often ask what they need if one of their clients asks them to make changes to their account; for example, if their client asks them to increase the amount of cash they have.Ideally, the manager...
by TSG | Jan 14, 2011 | best practice, GIPS, Performance Perspectives Newsletter
VOLUME 8 – ISSUE 5 January 2011 Download PDF...
by admin | Jan 12, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
The new edition of GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) has a shift from “market” to “fair” value, and even comes with a recommended hierarchy for firms to utilize. But even without this move, or even if all of the securities you...
by admin | Jan 11, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, IRR, money-weighting, time-weighting
A client asked about the “general landscape among financial companies in terms of usage of different performance engines/performance calculations.” Specifically whether true daily or Modified Dietz is prevalent when it comes to portfolio and security level...
by admin | Jan 10, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
In Friday’s post I mentioned how there is confusion regarding when firms need to comply with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(R)) 2010 edition. I mentioned how you aren’t obligated to comply until you begin to report on your 2011 numbers....
by admin | Jan 7, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
It is becoming increasingly obvious that there is still confusion regarding GIPS(R) 2010, which went into effect on January 1, 2011; just yesterday I got a call from a verification client who wanted to make sure she was fully prepared for my upcoming visit. Any firm...
