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Effective: 1 November, 2012 - 31 December, 2019Categories: Trade-Date AccountingSource: GIPS Handbook, 3rd EditionSome mutual funds function on a T+1 schedule. Therefore, if a bond is purchased on January 31, it is not included in the net asset value (NAV) calculation for January 31. It is included in the NAV calculation February 1. Does the requirement for trade-date accounting mean that firms managing mutual funds must account for the funds in their own portfolio management software systems in order to base performance on trade-date net assets as opposed to NAVs (T+1) in order to remain compliant with the GIPS standards?
A fund recognizing the bond purchase in the portfolio at trade date + 1 day (T+1) will satisfy the requirements of the GIPS standards. For the purposes of compliance with the GIPS standards, portfolios are considered to satisfy the trade-date accounting requirement provided that transactions are recorded and recognized consistently and within normal market practice–typically, a period between trade date (T) and up to three days after trade date (T+3).
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