In the first of a six-part romp, PMR tells tall tales of life after performance measurement for a series of adventurous volunteers. Here the life, times and heroic pursuit of the performance grail by Iain Buckle, fund manager at Aegon UK, is charted by Geoff Chasseur

The GIPS executive committee have announced recently that verification is recommended but not mandatory. Neil MacKay, head of performance measurement at Standard Life, examines the impact and explains why asset managers will continue to comply

Can the convergence of performance measurement reporting and performance measurement attribution be achieved? MARY CAIT MACARTHY and CECILIA LOO of Wilshire Analytics believe it can

In conversation with PMR, COLIN MORRISON, director of Paradigm Investments, discusses just what it takes to make the most of a career in performance measurement

How well do UK pension funds manage their global equity holdings? WM demonstrates with a case study spanning 30 years, the risks and returns experienced by pension funds and the implications of increasing overseas equity exposure. By Alastair macdougall, WM Performance Services.

Understanding the potential upside and downside to derivatives can be a difficult subject. But NICK ROGERS of Bank of New York Mellon, simplifies the issue, by using betting logic as a key to understanding

From data administrators to experts in the financial field, the performance team's remit has expanded and continues to change. ANNE HARRISON of Aegon UK examines the past, present and future of this industry role

The demand to deliver performance and risk analytics faster is an ongoing process, but Jim Trotter of Northern Trust gives serious thought to whether the industry is ensuring this flow of data does not compromise accuracy