Download or read book How to Select Investment Managers and Evaluate Performance written by G. Timothy Haight and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-01-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative guide to selecting and evaluating external investment professionals This book-one of the very few of its kind-is an invaluable aid to trustees of pension plans, endowments, and trusts who seek to chart and navigate courses for governing and overseeing the investment of the trillions of dollars under their care. It covers many aspects of this essential endeavor, including return measures, fixed income and duration, manager searches, committee meetings, and much more. G. Timothy Haight (Atherton, CA) is President of Menlo College in Silicon Valley. Stephen O. Morrell, PhD (Coral Springs, FL) is Professor at Andreas School of Business of Barry University. Glenn Ross (Baltimore, MD) is a Managing Director and cofounder of Archstone Portfolio Solutions.
Download or read book Investment Manager Analysis written by Frank J. Travers and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Investment Manager Analysis "This is a book that should have been written years ago. It provides a practical, thorough, and completely objective method to analyze and select an investment manager. It takes the mystery (and the consultants) out of the equation. Without question, this book belongs on every Plan Sponsor's desk." —Dave Davenport, Assistant Treasurer, Lord Corporation, author of The Equity Manager Search "An insightful compendium of the issues that challenge those responsible for hiring and firing investment managers. Frank Travers does a good job of taking complicated analytical tools and methodologies and explaining them in a simple, yet practical manner. Anyone responsible for conducting investment manager due diligence should have a copy on their bookshelf." —Leon G. Cooperman, Chairman and CEO, Omega Advisors, Inc. "Investment Manager Analysis provides a good overview of the important areas that purchasers of institutional investment management services need to consider. It is a good instructional guide, from which search policies and procedures can be developed, as well as a handy reference guide." —David Spaulding, President, The Spaulding Group, Inc. "This book is the definitive work on the investment manager selection process. It is comprehensive in scope and well organized for both the layman and the professional. It should be required reading for any organization or individual seeking talent to manage their assets." —Scott Johnston, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Sterling Johnston Capital Management, LP "Investment Manager Analysis is a much-needed, comprehensive review of the manager selection process. While the industry is riddled with information about selecting individual stocks, comparatively little has been written on the important subject of manager selection for fund sponsors. This is a particularly useful guide for the less experienced practitioner and offers considerable value to the veteran decisionmaker as well." —Dennis J. Trittin, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Russell Investment Group
Download or read book Investment Performance Measurement written by Philip Lawton, CIPM and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 997 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investment Performance Measurement Over the past two decades, the importance of measuring, presenting, and evaluating investment performance results has dramatically increased. With the growth of capital market data services, the development of quantitative analytical techniques, and the widespread acceptance of Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®), this discipline has emerged as a central component of effective asset management and, thanks in part to the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) program, has become a recognized area of specialization for investment professionals. That's why Investment Performance Measurement: Evaluating and Presenting Results the second essential title in the CFA Institute Investment Perspectives series has been created. CFA Institute has a long tradition of publishing content from industry thought leaders, and now this new collection offers unparalleled guidance to those working in the rapidly evolving field of investment management. Drawing from the Research Foundation of CFA Institute, the Financial Analysts Journal, CFA Institute Conference Proceedings Quarterly, CFA Magazine, and the CIPM curriculum, this reliable resource taps into the vast store of knowledge of some of today's most prominent thought leaders from industry professionals to respected academics who have focused on investment performance evaluation for a majority of their careers. Divided into five comprehensive parts, this timely volume opens with an extensive overview of performance measurement, attribution, and appraisal. Here, you'll become familiar with everything from the algebra of time-weighted and money-weighted rates of return to the objectives and techniques of performance appraisal. After this informative introduction, Investment Performance Measurement moves on to: Provide a solid understanding of the theoretical grounds for benchmarking and the trade-offs encountered during practice in Part II: Performance Measurement Describe the different aspects of attribution analysis as well as the determinants of portfolio performance in Part III: Performance Attribution Address everything from hedge fund risks and returns to fund management changes and equity style shifts in Part IV: Performance Appraisal Recount the history and explain the provisions of the GIPS standards with attention paid to the many practical issues that arise in the course of its implementation in Part V: Global Investment Performance Standards Filled with invaluable insights from more than fifty experienced contributors, this practical guide will enhance your understanding of investment performance measurement and put you in a better position to present and evaluate results in the most effective way possible.
Download or read book Manager Selection written by Scott Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manager selection is a critical step in implementing any investment program. Investors hire portfolio managers to act as their agents, and portfolio managers are then expected to perform to the best of their abilities and in the investors' best interests. Investors must practice due diligence when selecting portfolio managers. They need to not only identify skillful managers, but also determine the appropriate weights to assign to those managers. This book is designed to help investors improve their ability to select managers. Achieving this goal includes reviewing techniques for hiring active, indexed, and alternative managers; highlighting strategies for setting portfolio manager weights and monitoring current managers; and considering the value of quantitative and qualitative methods for successful manager selection.
Download or read book Equity Style Management written by Jess Lederman and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1995 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equity Style Management is the new frontier in institutional money management. This handbook explains every aspect of this dynamic area, from the various types of investment styles (value, growth, small cap, large cap, etc.) and style selection criteria to the implementation of a style-based approac
Download or read book Performance Evaluation and Attribution of Security Portfolios written by Bernd R. Fischer and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just how successful is that investment? Measuring portfolio performance requires evaluation (measuring portfolio results against benchmarks) and attribution (determining individual results of the portfolio's parts), In this book, a professor and an asset manager show readers how to use theories, applications, and real data to understand these tools. Unlike others, Fischer and Wermers teach readers how to pick the theories and applications that fit their specific needs. With material inspired by the recent financial crisis, Fischer and Wermers bring new clarity to defining investment success. Gives readers the theories and the empirical tools to handle their own data Features practice problems formerly from the CFA Program curriculum.
Download or read book Investment Performance Measurement written by Bruce J. Feibel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-02-04 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many investment books include a chapter or two on investment performance measurement or focus on a single aspect, but only one book addresses the breadth of the field. Investment Performance Measurement is a comprehensive guide that covers the subjects of performance and risk calculation, attribution, presentation, and interpretation. This information-packed book covers a wide range of related topics, including calculation of the returns earned by portfolios; measurement of the risks taken to earn these returns; measurement of the risk and return efficiency of the portfolio and other indicators of manager skill; and much more. By reviewing both the concepts of performance measurement and examples of how they are used, readers will gain the insight necessary to understand and evaluate the management of investment funds. Investment Performance Measurement makes extensive use of fully worked examples that supplement formulas and is a perfect companion to professional courses and seminars for analysts. Bruce J. Feibel, CFA, is Product Manager at Eagle Investment Systems, an investment management software provider located in Newton, Massachusetts. He is responsible for overseeing the development of Eagle's investment performance measurement, attribution, and AIMR/GIPS compliance software. Prior to joining Eagle, Mr. Feibel was a principal at State Street Global Advisors. He earned his BS in accounting from the University of Florida.
Download or read book How Useful Is the Information Ratio to Evaluate the Performance of Portfolio Managers written by Christoph Schneider and published by Diplomica Verlag. This book was released on 2010 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of comparing the performance of different risky investments, for example investment funds, on a quantitative basis dates back to the beginnings of the asset management industry and has been an important field of research in finance since then. Performance measures serve as valuable quantitative evidence for the portfolio manager's performance as well as for the evaluation of investment decisions ex post. Based on the idea of the capital asset pricing model proposed by Treynor, Sharpe and Lintner, Treynor developed the first quantitative performance measure intended to rate mutual funds, the Treynor Ratio. Since then, a large number of performance measures with very different characteristics have been developed. In addition to their power of rating investments ex post, their ability to predict future performance has been thoroughly analyzed by Grinblatt & Titman, Brown & Goetzmann, Carhart and others. Besides academia, the driving force behind the development of more sophisticated performance measures has always been the investors. This is understandable, as "the truly poor managers are afraid, the unlucky managers will be unjustly condemned, and the new managers have no track record. Only the skilled (or lucky) managers are enthusiastic." By combining and applying the results of previous research to a new sample of nearly 10,000 mutual funds that invest in different countries and asset classes, this thesis clarifies its central research question: Is the Information Ratio a useful and reliable performance measure? In order to answer this central question, it has been split up into the following sub-parts: What are the characteristics of a useful and reliable performance measure? What actually is "good" performance? Is the "good" performance a result of luck or of skilled decisions and does it persist over time? How does the Information Ratio compare to other performance measures, and what are its strengths and weaknesses? This empirical study aims at answeri
Download or read book Portfolio Performance Measurement and Benchmarking Chapter 12 Conditional Performance Evaluation written by Jon A. Christopherson and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2009-05-15 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a chapter from Portfolio Performance Measurement and Benchmarking, which will help you create a system you can use to accurately measure your performance. The authors highlight common mechanical problems involved in building benchmarks and clearly illustrate the resulting fallouts. The failure to choose the right investing performance benchmarks often leads to bad decisions or inaction and, inevitably, lost profits. In this book you will discover a foundation for benchmark construction and discuss methods for all different asset classes and investment styles.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Portfolio Performance written by Pascal François and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 1095 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intuitive and effective desk reference for performance measurement in asset and wealth management In The Complete Guide to Portfolio Performance: Appraise, Analyse, Act, a team of finance professors with extended practical experience deliver a hands-on desk reference for asset and wealth managers suitable for everyday use. Intuitively organized and full of concrete examples of the real-world implementation of the concepts discussed within, the book provides a comprehensive coverage of all important portfolio performance matters across 18 chapters of actionable and clearly described content. The authors have provided relevant cross-referencing where appropriate, “Key Takeaways and Equations” sections at the end of each chapter, and pointers to additional resources for anyone interested in pursuing further research. You'll also find: Discussions of more than a hundred classical and modern performance measures organized logically and with a focus on their applications Strategies for selecting appropriate performance measures based on your situation as a manager or investor Explanations of analytical techniques (statistical approaches, attribution, fund ratings...) enabling a comprehensive use of performance-related information Applications of portfolio performance criteria in concrete investment decision-making processes Highly actionable and logically organized material that's easy to find at a moment's notice A full set of pedagogical powerpoint slides and excel worksheets with all data and formulas Perfect for investors, portfolio managers, advisors, analysts, and regulators, The Complete Guide to Portfolio Performance is also a must-read reference for students and practitioners of asset and wealth management, as well as those pursuing certification such as CFA, CIPM, CIIA, and CAIA.
Download or read book Modern Investment Management and the Prudent Man Rule written by Bevis Longstreth and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1987-01-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years the field of finance has exploded with innovation. New products, services and techniques abound. The risks of inflation, the volatility of interest rates, the deregulation of financial intermediaries and the unbundling of financial services have combined to present investment managers with challenges and opportunities far greater than in the past. For trustees and managers of pension, trust, endowment, and similar funds, the task of meeting the challenges and exploiting the opportunities is much more difficult. These fiduciaries must measure their investment decisions against constrained interpretations of a legal standard--the prudent man rule--that have caused it to lag far behind changes in investment theory and the marketplace. Drawing on financial history, a major opinion survey of institutional investors, and comprehensive reviews of the law and of the lessons of modern portfolio theory for prudence, this book presents a powerful case that the prudent man rule as elaborated in legal treatises and much of the case law would virtually compel a fiduciary to act imprudently in terms of financial theory and marketplace reality. In proposing a modern paradigm of investment prudence, the book uses illustrations drawn from such traditionally suspect categories of investment fiduciaries as securities lending, real estate, venture capital, options and futures and repurchaser agreements. An unusual examination of the interaction of the worlds of law and finance, this work will be of interest to fiduciaries who are subject to some from of prudent man rule and all others, including judges, lawyers and investment managers, who are called upon to interpret and apply that legal standard.
Download or read book Portfolio Management in Practice Volume 1 written by CFA Institute and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The companion workbook to the Investment Management volume in the CFA Institute’s Portfolio Management in Practice series provides students and professionals with essential practice regarding key concepts in the portfolio management process. Filled with stimulating exercises, this text is designed to help learners explore the multifaceted topic of investment management in a meaningful and productive way. The Investment Management Workbook is structured to further readers’ hands-on experience with a variety of learning outcomes, summary overview sections, challenging practice questions, and solutions. Featuring the latest tools and information to help users become confident and knowledgeable investors, this workbook includes sections on professionalism in the industry, fintech, hedge fund strategies, and more. With the workbook, readers will learn to: Form capital market expectations Understand the principles of the asset allocation process Determine comprehensive investment strategies within each asset class Integrate considerations specific to high net worth individuals or institutions into the selection of strategies Execute and evaluate chosen strategies and investment managers Well suited for individuals who learn on their own, this companion resource delivers an example-driven method for practicing the tools and techniques covered in the primary Investment Management volume, incorporating world-class exercises based on actual scenarios faced by finance professionals every day.
Download or read book Portfolio Performance Evaluation written by George O. Aragon and published by Now Publishers Inc. This book was released on 2008 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper provides a review of the methods for measuring portfolio performance and the evidence on the performance of professionally managed investment portfolios. Traditional performance measures, strongly influenced by the Capital Asset Pricing Model of Sharpe (1964), were developed prior to 1990. We discuss some of the properties and important problems associated with these measures. We then review the more recent Conditional Performance Evaluation techniques, designed to allow for expected returns and risks that may vary over time, and thus addressing one major shortcoming of the traditional measures. We also discuss weight-based performance measures and the stochastic discount factor approach. We review the evidence that these newer measures have produced on selectivity and market timing ability for professional managed investment funds. The evidence includes equity style mutual funds, pension funds, asset allocation style funds, fixed income funds and hedge funds.
Download or read book Performance Measurement in Finance written by John Knight and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2002-07-10 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The distinction between out-performance of an Investment fund or plan manager vs rewards for taking risks is at the heart of all discussions on Investment fund performance measurement of fund managers. This issue is not always well-understood and the notion of risk adjusting performance is not universally accepted. Performance Measurement in Finance addresses this central issue. The topics covered include evaluation of investment fund management, evaluation of the investment fund itself, and stock selection performance. The book also surveys and critiques existing methodologies of performance measurement and covers new innovative approaches to performance measurement. The contributors to the text include both academics and practitioners providing comprehensive coverage of the topic areas. Performance Measurement in Finance is all about how to effectively measure financial performance of the fund manager and investment house managers, what measures need to be put in place and technically what works and what doesn't. It covers risk, and what's acceptable and what isn't, how, in short, to manage risk. Includes practical information to enable Investment/Portfolio Managers to understand and evaluate fund managers, the funds themselves, and Investment firms Provides a full overview of the topic as well as in-depth technical analysis
Download or read book ESG Investment Outcomes Performance Evaluation and Attribution written by Stephen M. Horan and published by CFA Institute Research Foundation. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ESG strategies have experienced a massive inflow of capital over the past decade despite investors having little concrete evidence that ESG investing accomplishes its purported goals. It has also happened without investors having the information, tools, and methods needed to evaluate and communicate their specific ESG values, objectives, and preferences. Without evidence of efficacy and clearly articulated investment objectives, it is impossible for investors with ESG intent to know if they are getting what they are paying for, to distinguish between investment managers based on non-financial objectives, or to improve the likelihood of achieving positive ESG investing outcomes. This paper highlights key challenges faced by ESG investors and portfolio managers implementing ESG investment mandates. It then addresses these challenges focusing on relevant fund reporting, provides guidance on the information required to make informed ESG investing decisions, and proposes a performance evaluation and attribution framework to support the ESG investment management process.
Download or read book The Financial Times Guide to Investing in Funds written by Stephen P. Robbins and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Investment Portfolios written by John L. Maginn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-18 with total page 1760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A rare blend of a well-organized, comprehensive guide to portfolio management and a deep, cutting-edge treatment of the key topics by distinguished authors who have all practiced what they preach. The subtitle, A Dynamic Process, points to the fresh, modern ideas that sparkle throughout this new edition. Just reading Peter Bernstein's thoughtful Foreword can move you forward in your thinking about this critical subject." —Martin L. Leibowitz, Morgan Stanley "Managing Investment Portfolios remains the definitive volume in explaining investment management as a process, providing organization and structure to a complex, multipart set of concepts and procedures. Anyone involved in the management of portfolios will benefit from a careful reading of this new edition." —Charles P. Jones, CFA, Edwin Gill Professor of Finance, College of Management, North Carolina State University
