by admin | Jun 20, 2013 | Investment Performance Guy, News
I have written about this topic in the past: that is, how, in most cases, hedge funds should find compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(R)) pretty simple. However, as a result of an email conversation with TSG’s first Africa-based...
by admin | Jun 18, 2013 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Last week was extremely hectic, with travel and TSG’s fourth annual PMAR (Performance Measurement, Attribution & Risk) Europe conference in London (which was a HUGE success, by the way (thanks for asking!)). The event itself provided me with...
by admin | Jun 8, 2013 | Investment Performance Guy, News
When I was in politics I was quoted almost weekly, about one thing or another. And I quickly learned that despite all that you may share with a reporter, you cannot and never will control what is written. Sometimes, what gets quoted is not what you had hoped, while at...
by admin | Jun 6, 2013 | Investment Performance Guy, News
You are probably familiar with the phrase in today’s post title. It’s clearly a “shot” at teachers and professors, is it not?Its presence was inspired by Steve Campisi’s retort to yesterday’s post. It was evident that he is, at...
by admin | Jun 5, 2013 | Investment Performance Guy, News
In the course of some research I came across a working paper by A. Basso and S. Funari (dated September 2001) titled “A generalized performance attribution technique for mutual funds.” Please don’t let the title fool you: this isn’t about...
by admin | May 30, 2013 | Investment Performance Guy, News
A subject that has come up occasionally, but that has gotten little attention (and none formal), is the idea of “performance holidays.”These arise at times when a client makes a significant contribution to their portfolio, knowing that because of the...
