Reading 3: Introduction to the Global Investment Performance

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Q1. Advisors, Inc., is in the process of adopting the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS). The managers of the firm are combining the results of fee-paying discretionary portfolios into composites for reporting purposes. For purpose of comparison, each fee-paying discretionary portfolio must be included in at least:

A) two composites.

B) three composites.

C) one composite.

Q2. McGregor Investment Management promotes itself as a fixed-income investment management firm. The vast majority of the

portfolios it manages are fixed-income portfolios. McGregor does, however, manage a few portfolios, utilizing a growth equity

investment strategy, but the firm has no intention of ever promoting this strategy. Under the Global Investment Performance

Standards (GIPS), must these portfolios be included in a composite?

A) Yes, because the portfolios are discretionary and fee paying.

B) No, because the firm does not normally manage portfolios to a growth equity strategy and is not planning to promote it.

C) Yes, because the portfolios are managed to a widely recognized investment strategy.

Q3. Viroqua DeSoto, CFA, is reading a discussion in an online forum about the construction and purpose of composites in performance reporting. She finds these statements from participants:

Statement 1: The purpose of composites is to let investors know how well a firm has performed managing different types of securities or investment strategies.

Statement 2: A managed portfolio should have a performance history of at least one year before the firm assigns it to a composite.

With respect to both statements:

A) both are correct.

B) both are incorrect.

C) only one is correct.

Q4. Jones, Inc., is attempting to qualify for Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) compliance. Regarding

mandatory disclosures, which of the following disclosures will be insufficient and thus prevent Jones, Inc., from

claiming compliance?

A) Jones discloses all firm assets under active management each period.

B) Jones' definition of the firm is that they are a brokerage/portfolio management firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

C) Jones discloses all non-fee paying portfolios that are included in composites and notes the percentage of composite assets that are non-fee paying portfolios.