Practical Portfolio Performance Measurement and Attribution (eBook)

About the author CARL BACON CIPM, is Chairman of StatPro, a data and software development specialist providing services for the asset management industry. He also runs his own consultancy business providing advice to asset managers on various risk and performance measurement issues. Prior to joining StatPro, Carl was Director of Risk Control and Performance at Foreign & Colonial Management Ltd., Vice President Head of Performance (Europe) for J P Morgan Investment Management Inc., and Head of Performance for Royal Insurance Asset Management. Carl holds a B.Sc. Hons. in Mathematics from Manchester University, is an executive committee member of Investment-Performance.com and also an associate tutor for 7city Learning. A founder member of both the Investment Performance Council and GIPS¯®, Carl is ex-chair of the IPC Interpretations & IPC Verification Sub-Committees, and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of Performance Measurement. Author of the first edition of Practical Portfolio Performance Measurement & Attribution published in 2004 as part of the Wiley Finance SeriesCarl is also Editor of Advanced Portfolio Attribution Analysis.

Acknowledgements.

1. Introduction.

2. The Mathematics of Portfolio Return.

3. Benchmarks.

4. Risk.

5. Performance Attribution.

6. Multi-currency Attribution.

7. Fixed Income Attribution.

8. Multi-period Attribution.

9. Further Attribution Issues.

10. Performance Measurement for Derivatives.

11. Performance Presentation Standards.

Appendix A. Simple Attribution.

Appendix B. Multi-currency Attribution Methodology.

Appendix C. EIPC Guidance for Users of Attribution Analysis.

Appendix D. European Investment Performance Committee - Guidanceon Performance Attribution Presentation.

Appendix E. The Global Investment Performance Standards.

Appendix F. Guidance Statement on Composite Definition.

Appendix G. Sample Global Investment Performance StandardsPresentation.

Appendix H. Calculation Methodology Guidance Statement.

Appendix I. Definition of Firm Guidance Statement.

Appendix J. Treatment of Carve-outs Guidance Statement.

Appendix K. Significant Cash Flow Guidance Statement.

Appendix L. Guidance Statement on Performance RecordPortability.

Appendix M. Guidance Statement on the Use of SupplementalInformation.

Appendix N. Guidance Statement on Recordkeeping Requirements ofthe GIPS Standards.

Appendix O. Useful Websites.

Bibliography.

Index.