Complying with the global investment performance standards (GIPS)

The first and only comprehensive explanation of GIPS, including how to complywith and implement them While the CFA Institute has published Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) for years, there has never been a serious discussion of their implementation and best use. In this new book, that void is filled, and you'll quickly discover how to calculate, present, and interpret investment performance conforming to standards that are currently used in over thirty countries worldwide. Covering both the mathematics of relevant investmentstatistics and the policies and procedures for achieving and maintaining compliance, this book is a comprehensive guide to successfully using GIPS standards in today's turbulent investment environment. Chapters include information onGIPS fundamentals, performance composites, risk and dispersion measurement, and much more Examples are provided throughout, and supplemental formulas make the book usable as a reference Provides the detailed knowledge currently needed by a large group of investment professionals If you're in the field of finance, Measuring Investment Performance Using GIPS is a book you need to read. INDICE: Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: Explanation of theGIPS standards. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Compliance. Scope of the GIPS Standards. History of the GIPS Standards. Governance of the GIPS Standards. Organization of the GIPS Standards. Fundamentals of Compliance. Summary. Chapter 2: Defining the Firm and Composites. Defining the Firm. Defining Composites. Summary. Part II: The Methodology for Calculating Returns. Chapter 3: Portfolio Return Measurement. Single Period Rate of Return. Time Value of Money. Performance of the Investor: Money Weighted Returns. Internal Rate of Return. Performance of the Investment Manager: Time Weighted Returns. Portfolio Return Calculations for the GIPS Standards. Summary. Chapter 4: Composite Return Measurement.Composite Constituents. Composite Returns. Single Period Composite Return Considerations. Multi-period Composite Returns. Summary. Chapter 5: Dispersion and Risk Measurement. Internal Dispersion. Equal Weighted Dispersion. Asset Weighted Dispersion. Risk. Summary. Chapter 6: Disclosing and Advertising Composite Performance. Required Numerical Information. Required Disclosures. Supplemental Information. GIPS Advertising Guidelines. Summary. Chapter 7: Wrap-Fee/SMA, Private Equity, and Real Estate. Wrap-Fee/Separately Managed Accounts. Private Equity. Real Estate. Summary. Part III: Achieving and Maintaining Compliance with the GIPS Standards. Chapter 8: Maintaining Compliance with the GIPS Standards. Organization and Oversight. Return Calculation. Error Correction. Managing Composites and Presentations. Summary. Chapter 9: Verification. Verification. Performance Examinations. The Verification Process. Verification Procedures. Summary. Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-40092-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 20/07/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés