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Effective: 1 November, 2012 - 31 December, 2019

Categories: Effective Dates, Wrap Fee Portfolios

Source: GIPS Handbook, 3rd Edition

Our firm currently manages wrap fee/SMA accounts. We will not be able to comply with the GIPS standards for SMA portfolios as of 1 January 2006. We believe we will be able to comply with the GIPS standards for our SMA portfolios as of 1 January 2008. Can we begin to claim compliance with GIPS for our SMA portfolios as of 1 January 2008?

Firms that manage wrap fee/SMA portfolios and wish to claim compliance with the GIPS standards must comply with the GIPS standards for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2006, at a minimum. If the firm is not able to claim compliance as of this date, the firm must wait until it has a minimum five-year track record that complies with all the requirements of the GIPS standards before claiming compliance.

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