by admin | Apr 14, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
I was asked an interesting GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) question: Firm A changes its firm definition to include additional markets; must they include the history or can they simply pick up the new accounts for the expanded market as of the...
by admin | Mar 31, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, stock lending
Simple answer: when you didn’t create it. That is, when you’re not responsible for it being here.I conducted a GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) verification for an asset manager whose clients get income from stock lending. The option to...
by admin | Mar 28, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
Within the GIPS(R) Standards (Global Investment Performance Standards), certain words have special meaning; and it’s important that compliant firms understand this. In this animation we touch upon some of them
by admin | Mar 23, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, Modified Dietz
A GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) verification client sent me a note recently, stating that they had historically used Modified Dietz for their returns, but will be switching to “true daily.” He asked if this was permitted or if they...
by admin | Mar 15, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, mini survey
Well, perhaps not ALL of the masses, but rather the investment industry masses.TSG has conducted research, much through surveys, since 1992 when we first investigated the industry’s response to the performance presentation standards (AIMR-PPS(R) back then). In...
by admin | Mar 14, 2011 | animation, GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, Standard Deviation
Today’s animated post provides an overview of standard deviation; a very important measure for us performance measurement types!
