by David Spaulding | May 21, 2015 | GIPS, GIPS Annual Registration, GIPS standards, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement
Firms that claim compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) are now required to register with the CFA Institute on an annual basis. We’ve touched on this new requirement in both this blog and our newsletter, and had a webinar conducted...
by David Spaulding | May 7, 2015 | GIPS, GIPS compliance, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy
Once a firm has achieved compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®), they are faced with the challenge of maintaining GIPS compliance. What do we mean by that? Well, such things as: Keeping up with the Standards (being aware of changes, the...
by David Spaulding | Apr 13, 2015 | GIPS, GIPS standards, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy
I had two philosophy courses at Temple University in Philadelphia, where I obtained my bachelor’s degree: logic (which, as a math major, I was required to take) and an introductory course. Well, that’s been more than 40 years ago (I know that’s...
by David Spaulding | Mar 31, 2015 | GIPS standards, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement
Perhaps it’s just me, but sometimes I have a difficult time reading the presentations and policies that are given to me to review during a GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) verification. The chosen font size is just TOO small. Case in point (and...
by David Spaulding | Mar 19, 2015 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement
In a recent blog post I mentioned that I will comment on grammar when I conduct a GIPS® (Global Investment Performance Standards) verification. Let’s take a moment and review some of the mistakes I often find. Technically, these aren’t GIPS Common Errors,...
by David Spaulding | Feb 3, 2015 | GIPS, GIPS verification, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement
This is our “busy season” for conducting GIPS® (Global Investment Performance Standards) verifications. And, as part of the process we get to spend time reading a lot of material, including Policies & Procedures and composite presentations. On...