A Dozen PMAR Secrets Revealed

Posted by David Spaulding - May 6, 2018 - GIPS, GIPS 20/20, Global Investment Performance Standards, Investment Performance Guy, Journal of Performance Measurement, pension funds, performance attribution, performance calculations, performance measurement, Performance measurement conference, PMAR, risk

A thought occurred to me while I was driving to Bethesda, Maryland today (I will be doing a GIPS® verification here tomorrow). Chances are, most performance measurement professionals, even those who’ve attended one or more PMAR (Performance Measurement Attribution & Risk) conferences, may not know certain key things about our conferences. Well, why not let […]

PMAR is the best performance measurement conference, says who? Well, just read some of the comments from attendees and speakers!

Posted by David Spaulding - May 3, 2018 - Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement, PMAR

It’s not difficult for a performance measurement conference promoter to claim their conference is the best. The Spaulding Group has, for many years, claimed that its PMAR (Performance Measurement, Attribution & Risk) conferences are the best. In a recent blog post I encouraged readers to compare ours with those others offer. We are confident […]

What performance measurement tattoo will YOU get?

Posted by David Spaulding - March 3, 2018 - CIPM, Investment Performance Guy, IRR, performance measurement, PMAR

In this weekend’s WSJ there’s an article on companies that are encouraging their employees to get tattoos: Nice Tattoo! I Didn’t Know You Worked at Walmart. I would love to see Patrick, Chris, and Douglas, or John, Ashley and Linda adorn their bodies with The Spaulding Group’s logo [I might even give them a bonus to have it done!]. My […]

Don’t be a “hidden figure” in performance measurement

Posted by David Spaulding - October 23, 2017 - Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement, Performance Measurement Forum, performance professional, PMAR

If you are linked to me on LinkedIn or follow me on Twitter, you’re familiar with this picture: it’s my rendition of Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man” promotion. It has been primarily a vehicle to convey a message in a humorous fashion. Well, today, it seemed fitting to use it to present to you 10 […]

Heading west with PMAR West

Posted by David Spaulding - August 14, 2017 - Investment Performance Guy, PMAR

Heeding the words of Horace Greeley, we’re going west … with PMAR West!!! PMAR West: an idea whose time has come! I try to be quick to give credit for great ideas, and so I’ll give credit for this one … to me! Yes, this was my idea. I felt that with the success we’ve had on […]

Passion for Performance Measurement

Posted by David Spaulding - May 16, 2016 - Investment Performance Guy, performance measurement, PMAR

The Spaulding Group often speaks about being passionate about performance measurement. Having passion for something is, we believe, a good thing. Passion for Music Before delving into the subject of passion for performance measurement, I thought I’d touch on passion in a different area: music. Yesterday was Pentecost, and during our Church service we sang […]

PMAR’s the Place for Performance Professionals

Posted by David Spaulding - June 4, 2015 - Investment Performance Guy, PMAR

If you didn’t attend PMAR North America, you missed out on a great event. However, you still have a few more days to sign up for PMAR Europe. PMAR, the Performance Measurement, Attribution & Risk conferences, are the leading investment performance and risk measurement conferences in the world. And as the logo above indicates, PMAR Europe will be […]

Check out the signboard for The Spaulding Group’s PMAR Conference, to be held next week in Philadelphia! As you can see, our theme is superheroes! There is still space, if you want to attend, contact Patrick Fowler or Chris Spaulding!

Will You Join the Superheroes of Performance Measurement?

Posted by admin - September 25, 2012 - CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, David Spaulding, ex-post risk, Jed Schneider, John D. Simpson, performance attribution, performance measurement, PMAR, risk, risk measurement, The Spaulding Group

Read all about the Superheroes of Performance Measurement here! (and yes, that’s me on the left!)

PMARs 2011 Shaping up to be the best ever!

Posted by admin - March 5, 2011 - PMAR

The Spaulding Group’s Performance Measurement, Attribution & Risk (PMAR) North America conference returns to Philadelphia this May. We are on track for a record attendance. And after last year’s very successful launch of PMAR Europe, is there any doubt that we will return to London in June? And like the Philadelphia event, this one looks […]