Global Performance Presentation Standards

The GIPS standards are a set of standardized, industry-wide ethical principles that provide investment firms with guidance on how to calculate and report their investment results to prospective clients.
 
The GIPS standards provide:

• Firms with an ability to compete across the globe
• Investors with the ability to make comparisons

Who established the GIPS standards?

• CFA Institute created and administers the GIPS standards
• Organizations in 32 countries sponsor and promote the Standards
• More information can be found on the GIPS website

Germany

In Germany the GIPS standards are applied and developed by the working group "GAMSC German Asset Management Standards Committee". More information can be found here:

www.gamsc.com