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CFA Institute Forms Working Group to Address Performance Calculations of Private Funds

CFA Institute forms working group to draft guidance on calculating private fund performance. 

How Firms Managing Only Pooled Funds Can Claim GIPS Compliance

The "Guidance Statement on Firms Managing Only Broad Distribution Pooled Funds" addresses how firms that manage only BDPFs can claim compliance with the GIPS standards.

Take the SEC Marketing Rule Survey by 1 April  

How is your firm complying with the performance requirements of the SEC Marketing Rule?

GIPS Compliance by the Numbers

The numbers speak for themselves: GIPS compliance matters!

Revisions to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct

In 2023, the CFA Institute Board of Governors voted to revise the Standards of Professional Conduct in three areas. The changes became effective 1 January 2024.

Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Claims GIPS Compliance

Public Investment Fund (PIF), the world’s seventh largest sovereign wealth fund (SWF), has claimed compliance with the CFA Institute Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®).

Words Matter: Standardizing Responsible Investment Terminology

CFA Institute, GSIA, and PRI have aligned our definitions of five key responsible investment approaches.

GIPS Standards Verification Services, Part II: Case Analysis

Which of the newly adopted CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct were at issue in the Global Ethics Day Ethics in Practice case?

GIPS Standards Verification Services, Part I: Case Facts

Can you recognize which of the newly adopted CFA Institute Standards of Professional Conduct are at issue in the case?