Standard II(A) – Material Non-Public Information
CFA Institute members and candidates should not act on material nonpublic information in their possession or cause others to act on it. If the publication of information will affect the price of a security or if reasonable investors would wish…
GIPS Verification
Verification refers to the process by which a firm claiming compliance with GIPS requirements hires an independent third party to evaluate its processes and corroborate the firm’s assertions. Despite the fact that verification is a recommendation rather than a requirement…
Fundamentals of Compliance
The GIPS standards must be applied on a firm-wide basis. There are two important issues that must be considered by a firm when it complies with the GIPS standards: Definition of the firm. Definition of discretionary. Definition of Firm under…
