by admin | Jan 20, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
Last week I mentioned that I had been asked to submit an item for Statpro’s blog. Because of my “long windedness” it was broken into two parts and the second one is now up! It addresses the recent changes to GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance...
by admin | Jan 19, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) verification clients often ask what they need if one of their clients asks them to make changes to their account; for example, if their client asks them to increase the amount of cash they have.Ideally, the manager...
by admin | Jan 12, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
The new edition of GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) has a shift from “market” to “fair” value, and even comes with a recommended hierarchy for firms to utilize. But even without this move, or even if all of the securities you...
by admin | Jan 11, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, IRR, money-weighting, time-weighting
A client asked about the “general landscape among financial companies in terms of usage of different performance engines/performance calculations.” Specifically whether true daily or Modified Dietz is prevalent when it comes to portfolio and security level...
by admin | Jan 10, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
In Friday’s post I mentioned how there is confusion regarding when firms need to comply with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(R)) 2010 edition. I mentioned how you aren’t obligated to comply until you begin to report on your 2011 numbers....
by admin | Jan 7, 2011 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards
It is becoming increasingly obvious that there is still confusion regarding GIPS(R) 2010, which went into effect on January 1, 2011; just yesterday I got a call from a verification client who wanted to make sure she was fully prepared for my upcoming visit. Any firm...