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Session 1: Ethical and Professional Standards
Reading 4: Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS^?)

LOS a, (Part 2): Describe the fundamentals of compliance.

 

 

 

Longhorn Investments prepares its performance presentations in accordance with Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS). As part of its employee benefits package, Longhorn does not charge a fee to its employees for managing their portfolios. When calculating total firm assets for the purpose of GIPS compliance, Longhorn should:

A) only include those employee portfolios that are in discretionary accounts.

B) include these employee portfolios.

C) not include these employee portfolios because they are in non-fee-paying accounts.

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When calculating the firm’s total assets for a GIPS-compliant presentation, the market value of all discretionary and non-discretionary assets should be included, regardless of whether the account is fee-paying or not.

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Assume that on January 1, 2005, a 15-year old firm with no Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) compliant performance history wishes to claim compliance with the GIPS standards. Which of the following accurately reflects the appropriate action for the firm to take?

A) Comply with the GIPS standards for the 5-year period January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2004, and report five additional years of non-GIPS-compliant performance and disclosure of why the performance in the earlier years is not GIPS compliant.

B) Comply with GIPS for the year beginning January 1, 2004, and report four additional years of performance history (five total) and disclose why the earlier years are not GIPS compliant.

C) Comply with GIPS for the year beginning January 1, 2004, and report nine additional years of performance history (ten total) and disclose why the earlier years are not GIPS compliant.

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In order to claim GIPS compliance, a firm must present at least five years of annual investment performance that is compliant with GIPS. If a firm or composite is less than five years old, the performance since the inception of the firm or composite must be presented. A firm may link a non-GIPS-compliant performance record to their 5-year compliant history as long as only GIPS-compliant performance is presented for periods after January 1, 2000, and the firm discloses the periods of non-compliance with an explanation of why the presentation is not GIPS compliant.

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Which of the following is least likely to be a requirement for a firm claiming compliance with Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)?

A) List discontinued composites for at least five years.

B) Provide a compliant presentation only to prospects who request one.

C) When jointly marketing with a noncompliant firm, make sure the compliant firm is clearly defined as separate from the noncompliant firm.

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To comply with GIPS, a firm must provide a compliant presentation to all prospects. For all prospects who request them, the firm must also provide a composite list and composite description, and a compliant presentation and composite description for any composite included in the firm’s list.

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