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  • Archived

    Effective: 1 January, 2006 - 31 December, 2019
    Categories: Verification
    Source: Guidance Statement on Verifier Independence

    As defined in the Guidance Statement on Verifier Independence, what are “management functions?”

    In the context of this Guidance Statement, “management functions” are tasks and responsibilities that are directly related to the GIPS-compliance process. Management functions include, but are not limited to:

    • Identifying all portfolios of the firm;
    • Assigning accounts to composites;
    • Determining firm definition;
    • Determining discretion definition and/or status;
    • Creating composite criteria;
    • Establishing policies and procedures;
    • Calculating account- and composite-level returns; and
    • Preparing compliant composite presentations