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Pooled Fund Net Returns & Expense Ratios
Looking for a little distraction to kick-start the spring? We are highlighting five top performance Q&A's focused on pooled fund expenses.
1. Someone said that the expense ratio should be annualized. What is the source for this requirement?
1. Someone said that the expense ratio should be annualized. What is the source for this requirement?
GIPS® Error Correction Basics
Einstein said to make mistakes, because that’s how we learn and grow. And we all make them. That’s why the GIPS Standards include error correction requirements to provide transparency in reporting after a material error has been made. Below are our answers to error correction questions from attendees at this past year’s GIPS Conference.
2020 GIPS® Standards Q&As
This is a comprehensive list of Q&A’s released as part of the GIPS standards Newsletter, organized by subject matter. As CFA Institute continues to add Q&As through the GIPS Standards Newsletter, we will continue to update this page.
Money-Weighted Returns in Excel
Beyond “Don’t Use” – How (Not) to Calculate Money-Weighted Returns in Excel
If cost was of no matter, then asset managers would all own (fill in the blank with your favorite accounting system). For emerging asset management firms, cost does matter. When managing a start-up commingled fund, an investment firm only needs to calculate a single return stream to comply with best practices in the GIPS® standards. It’s hard to justify a six-figure expense when Microsoft Excel is free, never mind the pitfalls.
If cost was of no matter, then asset managers would all own (fill in the blank with your favorite accounting system). For emerging asset management firms, cost does matter. When managing a start-up commingled fund, an investment firm only needs to calculate a single return stream to comply with best practices in the GIPS® standards. It’s hard to justify a six-figure expense when Microsoft Excel is free, never mind the pitfalls.