by admin | Jun 14, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
At yesterday’s TSG PMAR Europe III in London, Stefan Illmer (for) battled John D. Simpson (opposed) on the subject of client reporting standards: Stefan was victorious. Stefan’s victory should not be interpreted as support for the standards, as the vote is...
by admin | Jun 13, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
TSG’s Performance Measurement, Attribution & Risk (PMAR) Europe III conference is this week in London, and yesterday was our first day of the program (we conclude the conference today).In my opening remarks this morning I intend to comment that a common...
by admin | Jun 8, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
I spoke earlier this year on Asset.TV, on a panel that addressed hedge funds, including compliance matters and the potential for them to comply with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(R)). Lillian Jones, CEO of Jones Emerging Investment Advisors, Inc....
by admin | Jun 7, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
The following was shared with me by my wife; this was passed along to her by an IT professional. I thought it worth sharing with you.As you may or may not have heard, if you have a LinkedIn or eHarmony account, significant numbers of passwords were not only stolen,...
by admin | Jun 6, 2012 | CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, Investment Performance Guy, News
Just in case you didn’t notice, CFA Institute has indicated on their web page that the exam results for the Spring 2012 window will be sent to candidates soon:CIPM Exam Results April 2012 exam results will be e-mailed after 9:00 a.m. ET on 13 June.Hope you all...
by admin | Jun 6, 2012 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Earlier this year I spoke at the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) on a panel with Leah Modigliani and Jonathan Boersma; our topic was “marrying performance and risk.” I think the highlight of the evening was the chance to hear the co-developer...