Practical Portfolio Performance Measurement and Attribution

Performance measurement and attribution are key tools in informing investment decisions and strategies. Performance measurement is the quality control of the investment decision process, enabling money managers to calculate return, understand the behaviour of a portfolio of assets, communicate with clients and determine how performance can be improved. Focusing on the practical use and calculation of performance returns rather than the academic background, Practical Portfolio Performance Measurement and Attribution provides a clear guide to the role and implications of these methods in today's financial environment, enabling readers to apply their knowledge with immediate effect. Fully updated from the first edition, this book covers key new developments such as fixed income attribution, attribution of derivative instruments and alternative investment strategies, leverage and short positions, risk-adjusted performance measures for hedge funds plus updates on presentation standards. The book covers the mathematical aspects of the topic in an accessible and practical way, making this book an essential reference for anyone involved in asset management.

Performance measurement and attribution are key tools in informing investment decisions and strategies. Performance measurement is the quality control of the investment decision process, enabling money managers to calculate return, understand the behaviour of a portfolio of assets, communicate with clients and determine how performance can be improved.Focusing on the practical use and calculation of performance returns rather than the academic background, Practical Portfolio Performance Measurement and Attribution provides a clear guide to the role and implications of these methods in today's financial environment, enabling readers to apply their knowledge with immediate effect.Fully updated from the first edition, this book covers key new developments such as fixed income attribution, attribution of derivative instruments and alternative investment strategies, leverage and short positions, risk-adjusted performance measures for hedge funds plus updates on presentation standards. The book covers the mathematical aspects of the topic in an accessible and practical way, making this book an essential reference for anyone involved in asset management.

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.