Performance Perspectives Blog

Thoughts on performance measurement from David Spaulding and other members of our team.

Overcoming the fear of GIPS compliance

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...

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Do You Trust Your Performance Numbers?

NOTE: today's post is from a guest blogger, Marshall Smith, CIPM. Marshall is the Chief Product Officer at First Rate. It originally appeared on LinkedIn, and we were so impressed with it that we asked Marshall if we could post it here, as well. He graciously agreed....

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Opining on the sacred benchmark criteria

With this post, I feel that I am risking a charge of blasphemy, as I dare to take on what appears to be something sacred: The benchmark criteria. What criteria? You know, those seven (now eight) items that the CFA Institute has championed for quite some time. They're...

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GIPS verifiers, why the handcuffs?

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 to...

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Is Uber a poster child for GIPS compliance?

In the spirit of the GIPS(R) standards, let's begin with a bit of "full disclosure." I'm one of the 17 Americans who have yet to use Uber. Furthermore, I'm not a fan. And why is that? Well, taxi owners in New York City must spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to...

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Performance Measurement Think Tank

Today, being the last Monday of the month, is "Performance Measurement Think Tank" day! We hold our Think Tank calls the last Monday (unless it's a holiday, in which case the date will shift) of each month. We've hosted the Performance Measurement Think Tank for a few...

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