by David Spaulding | Nov 6, 2018 | Spaulding Verification Services, GIPS, GIPS verification, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy
At the end a recent GIPS® 2020 webinar, I included a slide like the one above. It was, in a sense, a “word from your sponsor.” This is the time of year when many firms begin to think about their next year’s verification. Before you get too far down that path,...
by David Spaulding | Oct 9, 2018 | GIPS composite presentation, GIPS, GIPS 2020, GIPS compliance, GIPS verification, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy
You’ve probably seen this bumper sticker that reads something like “Don’t follow me, I’m lost too.” Well, an analogous idea arises in school, when you look at what a neighboring student answered to an exam question, thinking that they...
by David Spaulding | Feb 15, 2018 | GIPS compliance, GIPS, GIPS 20/20, GIPS Planning Session, GIPS standards, GIPS verification, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy
GIPS compliance brings more than opportunities Since its introduction nearly 20 years ago, the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) has brought with it much more than greater marketing opportunities, piece of mind, and improved operations. Just its mere...
by David Spaulding | Jan 17, 2018 | GIPS, GIPS verification, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy
We’ve recently learned that some GIPS(R) verifiers have both their clients and employees in handcuffs. And, to this we have a simple question: why? Handcuffing GIPS verification clients A number of firms have expressed interest in switching their verifications...
by David Spaulding | Oct 24, 2017 | GIPS, GIPS 20/20, GIPS standards, GIPS verification, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy, superannuation fund
I’m in Sydney, Australia this week, where I spoke at the annual iPARM conference, and tomorrow will host, for the first time, a workshop titled Performance Measurement Trivia & Oddities. We will shortly put this on as a full day webinar (November 28), but...
by David Spaulding | Sep 12, 2017 | Verifier Independence, GIPS, GIPS 20/20, GIPS verification, Global Investment Performance Standards, guidance statement, Guidance Statement on Verifier Independence, Investment Performance Guy
The Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(R)) expects an asset manager or owner’s verifier to be independent, meaning that their assessment of the firm/organization must be objective, and not influenced by any other relationships or associations, or...
