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mary
    05/05/09 at 03:42 PMReply with quote#1

To which prospects would we need to send the compliant presentation annually? For instance, if we send our investment commentary to 300 prospects, would we also send all 300 of these prospects the compliant presentation every year? Would we still be required to do so if we do not make any claims about GIPS in these commentaries?

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    05/05/09 at 06:07 PMReply with quote#2

All prospects must receive the applicable compliant presentation(s) at least once every 12 months.  Standard O.A.11 states the following “0.A.11 FIRMS MUST make every reasonable effort to provide a compliant presentation to all prospective clients. That is, FIRMS cannot choose to whom they want to present compliant performance. (As long as a prospective client has received a compliant presentation within the previous 12 months, the FIRM has met this REQUIREMENT.)”

 

The second sentence indicates all 300 would need to see the compliant presentation annually.  A firm would be required to do this as a GIPS compliant firm even if GIPS is not mentioned in the commentaries.  This Standard most likely will be more palatable with the proposed change in “GIPS 2010” that defines a prospect as a party that has expressed interest. 

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