News
FOCUS - Summer 2003
Performa News:
Investors in People
Performa are very pleased to have been recognised by the Learning & Skills Council as an "Investor in People" organisation after achieving the required Standard on 27th March 2003. Performa acknowledges the importance of its staff and embraces a commitment to training and development. We look forward to the benefits that improved people performance will continue to deliver to our company and our clients.
Anthony's Charity Swim
As you probably know by now; our CEO Anthony Howland, will be leading a team of swimmers across the English Channel next month. This venerable and considerable effort is being undertaken with the aim of raising £100,000 for charity.
All monies raised will be split evenly between the following four charities:
- Save The Children
- The Blue Cross
- Help The Aged
- Macmillan cancer relief
If you have not yet received a sponsor form and would like to contribute, please contact Anthony on AnthonyHowland@performa.co.uk for further information.
Calendar of events:
- Place: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Date: 3rd-8th August
Event: 2003 Financial Analysts Seminar. The internationally recognised Financial Analysts Seminar is one of the longest running, most comprehensive continuing education programs for developing investment professionals. For a complete brochure and application form, visit http://www.aimr.org/conferences/03FAS.html
- Place: Singapore & Hong Kong
Date: 28th-29th August & 1st-2ndSeptember
Event: The Asia Business Forum: Investment Performance Measurement Conferences. Asia Pacific's top-level gathering of Investment Management professionals. Two conferences on Investment Performance Measurement - held to cover the latest trends and developments in their respective regions of Southeast Asia & North Asia. Performa Chairman, Dean Brown, will be a key note speaker at the Singapore venue. For further details, visit http://www.abf-asis.com
- Place: The Royal garden Hotel, London
Date: 7th8th October
Event: PRIMA Hedge 2003. This forward-looking performance measurement programme will focus on the latest methods and advances that have become requirements for hedge fund reporting. Attendees will examine different calculation conventions, review how to standardize reporting, ascertain the developments for attribution standards and gain a thorough understanding on the developments of the GIPS standards when presenting hedge fund performance. This comprehensive programme has been devised following strong demand from the industry following the successful performance event PRIMA held earlier this year in February.