Sometimes, the labels don’t matter We just finished PMAR Europe 2017, an event that we felt was a huge success. And, as I often do, I made an attempt to interject a bit of humor from time-to-time. In one case, the “spark” behind it was one of the tea selections that was available: it was labeled […]
Read MoreThe revised GIPS for Asset Owners guidance statement hasn’t yet been finalized, but we can pretty much expect that the time-weighted composite return requirement will remain. At a recent NYSSA (New York Society of Security Analysts) GIPS program, that I had the pleasure to speak at, I asked what might be considered an unfair or trick question: […]
Read MoreOn the first day of this long July 4th weekend, I’m reading a book that is quite timely, which just came in: “Towards an Imperfect Union,” by Dalibor Rohac. It’s excellent, simply excellent, and I’m learning a great deal. The author includes the following: “The role of EU membership in facilitating pro-market reforms in postcommunist […]
Read MoreYou’re entitled to your own opinion, but you’re not entitled to your own facts Daniel Patrick Moynihan I’ll confess a bit of surprise when I saw that my friend and colleague, Carl Bacon, CIPM, was speaking at the annual GIPS(R) conference this month on the subject of the internal rate of return. My reaction was […]
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In my last post, I covered a “fast” way to solve multiple choice internal rate of return exercises. In today’s post, I look at a second quick method. Recall the details from the last post: Account market value on 3/31 is $56.3 million Account market value on 4/11 is $58.2 million (prior to contribution on […]
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I have covered the steps to calculating internal rate of return in a few different posts on the blog, including here, here and here. I have also covered the steps to use the cash flow worksheets of the TI BA II Plus and the HP 12 C. You may have read the curriculum and the […]
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A CIPM Principles candidate sent an email asking how to calculate the internal rate of return in the exercise shown in Exercise 36 in the CIPM Principles Curriculum (on page 234). In this example, the following information is given: Account market value on 1/1/10 is $237,000 Dividends of $8,000 are paid on 7/1/10. These dividends […]
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A CIPM Principles candidate sent an email asking how to calculate the internal rate of return in the exercise shown in Example 26 in the CIPM Principles Curriculum (on page 198). In this example, the following information is given: Account market value on 3/31 is $56.3 million Account market value on 4/11 is $58.2 million […]
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In a previous post, I covered an internal rate of return sample exam question, and I covered the keystrokes used on one of the calculators that may be used on the CIPM exam, the Texas Instruments Business Analyst II Plus (TI-BA II Plus). There is, of course, another financial calculator that CIPM candidates may use […]
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CIPM Expert Level candidates must know what return calculations are required by the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(r)), and in which circumstances. Most of the time, time-weighted return (TWR) is required, but in some cases a since inception internal rate of return (SI-IRR) must be used. But what are the specifics? Here is a breakdown: […]
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