In the Media
Do Institutional Asset Managers Possess Skill?
Sep 14, 2021 // Since 2002 S&P Dow Jones Indices has published its S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) Scorecard, which compares the performance of actively managed equity mutual funds to their appropriate index benchmarks.
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Why PMs’ Private Jets are Worth Every Penny (kind of)
Feb 28, 2018 // ‘Where are the customers’ yachts?’ ask the critics of active management. It may be a fair point, but perhaps ‘Where are the fund managers’ jets?’ would be a more pertinent question.
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Big institutional funds earning keep but advantage may decline: James Saft
Apr 14, 2016 // One select group of active asset fund managers is actually earning their keep, outperforming the market substantially between 2000-2012.
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Far-reaching effects of an accounting firm collapse
Sep 02, 2015 // From William N Kring. Sir, Sujeet Indap is correct to raise concerns regarding the pursuit of investment bankers by the Big Four accounting firms.
View at Financial Times
Investor tip: How to improve earnings forecasts
Jun 08, 2015 // Researchers often try to forecast corporate earnings by feeding historical data about metrics such as earnings, sales, and tax rates into mathematical models.
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The Problem with Hedge Fund Reporting
Mar 26, 2015 // Reporting standards at hedge funds don’t appear to bear any relation to performance, according to a study.
View at Chief Investment Officer
The Profitability Factor Redux: Super-Duel in Space
Jun 02, 2014 // Well, that didn’t take long. No sooner has Robert Novy-Marx pointed his “Profitability” factor brainiac shrinking ray on the stock market and put the whole thing in a bottle, but now the Superman Emergency Squad has risen up to try to knock him off his asteroid.
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Accounting News Roundup: What If the Big 4 Aren't Too Few to Fail?; Deloitte Takes Another Hit; Opposition to More Detailed Audit Reports
Dec 13, 2013 // What would happen if the Big Four became the Big Three?
View at GoingConcern