by admin | Oct 22, 2010 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
The first thing you may be wondering is what “IAW” stands for; and no, it’s not an abbreviation that is being used by twitters or text messagers (at least not that I’m aware of). The military loves abbreviations and acronyms (oh, and...
by admin | Oct 22, 2010 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
In addition to doing GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) verifications, we also conduct “non-GIPS” verifications, for firms or individuals who can’t comply with the Standards, but still want their numbers reviewed. And occasionally we...
by admin | Oct 19, 2010 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
We have had a few clients raise questions of late regarding how UMAs fit within GIPS® (Global Investment Performance Standards). The two major questions: (1) Are these accounts to be included in composites? (2) Are they included in firm assets? “UMA”...
by admin | Oct 13, 2010 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
A client recently asked us a question regarding GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) which we have heard in the past, and so I decided to post it here and offer a response. Should the dispersion which is shown on a GIPS presentation be based on net or...
by admin | Oct 12, 2010 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
There are three proposed revisions to GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) guidance statements that you may want to comment on: Private equity Real estate Verification. Since compliant firms are obligated to comply with the guidance statements, it’s...
by admin | Oct 11, 2010 | benchmarks, GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
We conduct a lot of GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) verifications, and often see managers use the S&P 500 as the benchmark for their composite. But this is often the wrong one to use. For GIPS purposes the index should tie into the...