by admin | Oct 20, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
#3 Not training your staffEntrepreneur magazine cited lack of staff training as one of the top reasons companies fail. As consultants to many types of firms (e.g., asset managers, custodians, software vendors, pension funds, endowments), we often encounter cases where...
by admin | Oct 15, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
This weekend’s WSJ has two stories, reflecting opposite views.Michael M. Phillips’ “The Old Soldier Who Didn’t Fade Away” tells the story of a 59-year old U.S. Army staff sergeant who is currently deployed in Afghanistan. He has my...
by admin | Oct 12, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
Despite the criticisms that have been offered to anyone who wishes to make predictions, there is no limit to their presence. Who would want to see the end of weathermen (weather people?) telling us what tomorrow will look like, despite everyone knowing “no one...
by admin | Oct 9, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
In this weekend’s WSJ, Jason Zweig (in “If It Looks Like a Bear …”) begins with a brief retrospective on what appeared to be the market’s recent entry into bear market territory (and quick departure from), but then touches on what is...
by admin | Oct 5, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
TSG, Inc. is pleased to announce that we’ve created two new positions: Chief Ethics Officer and Assistant Ethics Officer. In addition, we’ve published a Standards of Practice handbook for our staff. John D. Simpson, CIPM has been appointed our firm’s...
by admin | Oct 4, 2011 | Investment Performance Guy, News
TSG’s official October webinar (yesterday’s was actually for September; John Simpson had an extremely busy month, which included a trip to the Middle East to conduct training) will be GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) fundamentals, that...