by John D. Simpson, CIPM | Apr 8, 2015 | CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks
Readers of my blog at the former location may remember that I covered this subject in a previous post… somehow that post did not get converted to the new location of the blog on this website, so I am re-addressing the subject here. Thus, most of the content is...
by John D. Simpson, CIPM | Apr 7, 2015 | CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks
Continuing on the theme of errata, the CIPM Program recently made a change to one of the Learning Outcome Statements in the Return Measurement study session at the Expert Level. I am happy to see this change made, as I made this suggestion several years ago. One of...
by John D. Simpson, CIPM | Feb 18, 2015 | CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks
Occasionally when I am doing GIPS verifications, I come across situations where a firm has a fixed-life, fixed-commitment investment vehicle that they want to present performance for in compliance with the GIPS standards. Because the firm controls the external cash...
by John D. Simpson, CIPM | Feb 3, 2015 | CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks
What’s new with the GIPS standards? CIPM Candidates should tune in to a webinar we’re hosting on February 5 @ 11:00 AM EST: What’s New With the GIPS Standards? While this webinar will not focus the CIPM Program, GIPS is, of course a significant part of the curriculum,...
by John D. Simpson, CIPM | Aug 6, 2014 | CIPM Exam Tips & Tricks
It’s that time of year again… the Autumn window for the CIPM Program is well underway, and examinations will be coming up soon in October! Just a reminder – I will be teaching our CIPM Principles Level and Expert Level Preparatory classes in Chicago...