Performance Measurement Conference? We’re counting down (or is it up?) to 30! My, how time flies (as the saying goes)! We launched the PMAR conferences (Performance Measurement, Attribution & Risk) in 2003. Our conference schedule for 2019 is: PMAR North America XVII (Philadelphia, PA) – May 14 & 15 PMAR Europe X (London) – June […]
Read MorePMAR 2019 Agenda Draws a Singular Question We recently published the agenda for our upcoming PMAR (Performance Measurement, Attribution & Risk) North America conference, and have been asked the same question by several colleagues: “Why isn’t there a GIPS® 2020 session?” Well, before I answer that, I’ll make a slight correction to what I just […]
Read MoreA 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 […]
Read MoreIt’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 […]
Read MoreIn 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 […]
Read MoreIf 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 […]
Read MoreHeeding 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreIf 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 […]
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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!
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