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Home» Posts tagged "John D. Simpson"

Performance Measurement Think Tank Summary – March 2016

Posted by John D. Simpson, CIPM - March 29, 2016 - CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks

We had our March Performance Measurement Think Tank call earlier this week, and as usual, it was a good session of questions and polls. What did we cover? Discussion topics/questions included: Do GIPS requirements extend to third-party performance preparers? Is there GIPS guidance planned for ETF strategy managers? If I don’t register my firm’s claim […]

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GIPS and Hedge Funds

Posted by John D. Simpson, CIPM - March 28, 2016 - CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, performance measurement

Back in November, I spoke on GIPS and hedge funds at a conference hosted by Rimes.  I was reminded the other day that I planned to share this video snippet here, but hadn’t gotten around to sharing the post. But, the topic is still quite relevant, so, here it is…  

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Performance Measurement Think Tank Summary – September 2015

Posted by John D. Simpson, CIPM - October 1, 2015 - CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks, performance measurement

We had our September Performance Measurement Think Tank call earlier this week, and it was another interesting session of questions and polls. What did we cover? Discussion topics/questions included: What are we seeing in the industry with respect to software vendor consolidation? What is required/recommended with respect to intra-month valuations of alternative assets? What are […]

Read More alternative assets, attribution analysis, carve-outs, composites, credit default swaps, fair value, GIPS, interest rate swaps, John D. Simpson, performance attribution, performance measurement, Performance Measurement Think Tank, software vendors, strategy level tagging, The Spaulding Group, valuations

What is the Sharpe Ratio… in words?

Posted by John D. Simpson, CIPM - September 7, 2015 - CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks

Occasionally, when teaching our classes, I get a question along the lines of, “Can you explain what the Sharpe Ratio is, in 100 words or less?” Here’s what I say (I’ll try to be concise, but it may be over 100 words… You could have chosen to invest without taking risk by investing in the […]

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Stated Annual Rates and Effective Annual Rates – Example

Posted by John D. Simpson, CIPM - September 6, 2015 - CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks

A couple of CIPM candidates have contacted me recently asking for an explanation of one of the exhibits in the CIPM Principles Level curriculum that deals with the subjects of stated annual rates and effective annual rates.  That exhibit (Reading 4, Exhibit 3) shows a set of “equivalent effective annual rates of return” at different […]

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Calculating Standard Deviation Using the Stats Worksheet (HP 12C)

Posted by John D. Simpson, CIPM - September 1, 2015 - CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks

In a previous blog post, I covered how one can make use of the statistics worksheet on the TI BA II Plus calculator to calculate standard deviation.  In today’s post, I will cover the keystrokes for doing this on the statistics calculator on the HP 12C calculator. CIPM candidates are required to be able to […]

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What is Shortfall Risk?

Posted by John D. Simpson, CIPM - April 9, 2015 - CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks

An Expert Level CIPM candidate recently emailed me regarding a question on the sample exam found on the CFA Institute website in the CIPM Program area at this link.  Specifically they asked a question regarding question #12, which asks about the shortfall risk of the portfolio compared to the shortfall risk of the benchmark. The […]

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TWR vs. IRR: When does GIPS Require One or the Other?

Posted by John D. Simpson, CIPM - April 8, 2015 - CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks

Readers of my blog at the former location may remember that I covered this subject in a previous post… somehow that post did not get converted to the new location of the blog on this website, so I am re-addressing the subject here.  Thus, most of the content is from the post on the previous […]

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Option Hedge Ratio

Posted by John D. Simpson, CIPM - April 7, 2015 - CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks

Continuing on the theme of errata, the CIPM Program recently made a change to one of the Learning Outcome Statements in the Return Measurement study session at the Expert Level.  I am happy to see this change made, as I made this suggestion several years ago. One of the Learning Outcome Statements that has been […]

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Error in Curriculum Materials – Fixed Income Attribution

Posted by John D. Simpson, CIPM - April 6, 2015 - CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks

Last week I discovered an error in a diagram in the Fixed Income Attribution reading at the Expert Level of the CIPM curriculum.  I have made CFA Institute aware of the error and suspect they will issue a correction soon, but I want to make candidates aware of this in the meantime. The error is […]

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