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Effective: 1 March, 2006 - 31 October, 2012Categories: Composite ConstructionSource: GIPS Handbook, 2nd EditionIs there a minimum number of accounts, or a minimum percentage of a firm’s accounts, and/or a minimum amount of money that must comprise a legitimate composite?
No, there is not a minimum number of accounts, or a minimum percentage of a firm’s accounts, and/or a minimum amount of money that must comprise a composite. All actual fee-paying discretionary portfolios must be included in at least one composite; composites are to be defined according to similar investment objectives and/or strategies.
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