Global Manager Research Database Global Manager Research Database User Guide User Guide 2014 2014 GMRD GMRD – Global Manager Research Database Global Manager Research Database is Canada's leading database is Canada's leading database of Investment Managers since 1986. We provide our clients with current, of Investment Managers since 1986. We provide our clients with current, unbiased and descriptive information about Investment Managers and their unbiased and descriptive information about Investment Managers and their products. Our products. Our Clients include Consultants, Investment Managers, Plan lients include Consultants, Investment Managers, Plan Sponsors, High net Sponsors, High net- worth offices and advisors, Fund worth offices and advisors, Fund- on on- Fund manufacturers, Fund manufacturers, DC Providers and SMA platforms. DC Providers and SMA platforms. Our Our GMR GMR tools provide the ability to analyze tools provide the ability to analyze and report on the thousands of products in the database. and report on the thousands of products in the database. The GMR database is updated quarterly. With over 7000 pages of information, The GMR database is updated quarterly. With over 7000 pages of information, it is the most comprehensive source of investment manager information in it is the most comprehensive source of investment manager information in Canada. Canada.
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Global Manager Research DatabaseGlobal Manager Research Database User GuideUser Guide
20142014
GMRD GMRD –– Global Manager Research DatabaseGlobal Manager Research Database is Canada's leading database is Canada's leading database of Investment Managers since 1986. We provide our clients with current, of Investment Managers since 1986. We provide our clients with current, unbiased and descriptive information about Investment Managers and their unbiased and descriptive information about Investment Managers and their products. Our products. Our CClients include Consultants, Investment Managers, Plan lients include Consultants, Investment Managers, Plan Sponsors, High netSponsors, High net--worth offices and advisors, Fundworth offices and advisors, Fund--onon--Fund manufacturers, Fund manufacturers, DC Providers and SMA platforms. DC Providers and SMA platforms. OurOur GMRGMR tools provide the ability to analyze tools provide the ability to analyze and report on the thousands of products in the database.and report on the thousands of products in the database.
The GMR database is updated quarterly. With over 7000 pages of information, The GMR database is updated quarterly. With over 7000 pages of information, it is the most comprehensive source of investment manager information in it is the most comprehensive source of investment manager information in Canada. Canada.
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Table of content Access Level ...................................................................................................................... 3 Login .................................................................................................................................. 4 Research Manager Search ................................................................................................................ 6 Product Search .................................................................................................................. 9 Personnel Search ............................................................................................................ 10 Analysis Chart Workbench ............................................................................................................. 11 Value of Dollar ........................................................................................................... 11 Histogram ................................................................................................................... 11 Rolling n Years ........................................................................................................... 12 Quartiles ..................................................................................................................... 13 Scatter (Risk vs Return) ............................................................................................. 14 Bubble ........................................................................................................................ 15 Snail Trail ................................................................................................................... 16 Using Charts with Word, PowerPoint of Publisher ..................................................... 17 Head to Head ................................................................................................................... 18 Top Ten ........................................................................................................................... 19 Reports Product Analysis .............................................................................................................. 20 Manager Profile Formal Report ........................................................................................ 24 Portfolio Analysis ............................................................................................................. 25 Utilities Download to Excel ........................................................................................................... 27 Upload Portfolio ............................................................................................................... 28 Portfolio Bender ............................................................................................................... 30 Edit Blended Portfolio ...................................................................................................... 31 My list……………………………………………………………………………………………...32
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Access LevelAccess LevelAccess Level The GMRD has numerous tools to analyze and compare Investment Managers and their products. These tools are organized under two different levels of access:
Silver Includes access to:
Manager Search: Shows comprehensive profiles of over 150 National & International Investment Managers including performance numbers, Rolling 4 Year, Value of a Dollar and Risk / Return
Product Search: Entering search criteria returns a sortable short-list of matching products including performance numbers
Personnel Search: Review and search Manager biographies Chart Workbench: Ability to see create visual representations of the data to enhance
reporting functionality. Use the Quartile charts to compare products.
My List: Permits users to maintain a „short list‟ of selected Product Profiles
Gold Our most popular product is our Premium level of service. It provides all of the features of the Silver access plus our analytical tools. Including but not limited to the following:
Custom Universes: Creates a unique list of Products to be used as analytical tools to effectively analyze a true watch-list of Managers.
Head to Head Analyzer:
Allows comparison with up to four products using all risk metrics.
Download / Upload: Choose to either download data to Excel or upload your data to the site for use in an Analysis and Charting environment. Enables in-depth analysis & understanding of the nature of a Manager‟s returns.
Portfolio Blender: Use the Blender to do what-if analysis in creating portfolios. Blended portfolios can then be used in the Head to Head analyzer or incorporated into the Chart Workbench.
Create Reports: Customizable detailed product reports; includes personalized annotations
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How to LoginHow to LoginHow to Login
Go to www.global-m-r.com
How to change your password
Once login you can change your password by going to 1- Utilities 2- Change Password
Change Password
Change the password in the pop up window, Password must be at least 8 characters long
After clicking on Modify Password, login using
Login
Utilities
Modify Password
To login to the GMRD website enter your username and password and click on Login
In case of Error or not being able to LOGIN Click on the Support tab
Support
Reset your login connection by clicking log in connection by “click here”.
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ResearchResearchResearch Money Manager Search
To search for your money manager firm click on the Manager Search
Click on company name to display a comprehensive profile. Review detailed, qualitative information about company policies, processes, fees and objectives.
To switch back to front page
Click on Main Menu
Click the first letter of the company name or All to view all Managers
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Product Search by selected Manager
Company profiles include listing of financial products by the selected company.
Click on each product to see comprehended product information
The product profile displays detailed information of the Investment process followed by the company, fees structure, graphical representation
Download quarterly returns to Excel here
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Personnel Search by selected Manager
To view detailed information on Personnel click on the name
Bruce Friesen President
Contact Details
To switch back to front page
Click on Main Menu
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Product Search
ResearchResearchResearch
Asset class includes all the types of product searches available on the database. Scroll and Select the type of product required for detail information on it.
The Constraints change accordingly with the Asset Class. Fill in the constraints and click “SEARCH”
Click on a product to view detailed product profile.
Sort money managers by clicking column headings
The products can be viewed in descending and ascending order starting from the highest return generating product going to the lowest and vice versa
By checking the products in MY LIST the products selected will appear on the front page of the database each time you login.
MY LIST also groups together the products you want to analyze in Chart Workbench, Head to Head, etc.
Products can be sorted by Name, Company, Returns and AUM
Click on More to view all products in the selected criteria
To go back to search criteria, click on Show Search Criteria
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Personnel Search
ResearchResearchResearch
Ever read an interesting article about an investment manager and wanted to know more about them?
Use the Personnel Search to find online biographies.
Click on the personnel directory to get information of the Personnel staff
Search by criteria such as Last name, Area of Expertise, Sort by company, number of years in the company or designation
Click on the name to open the personnel profile. The profile contains the personnel‟s biography, area of expertise, and contact information
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AnalysisAnalysisAnalysis Chart Workbench
You can view a graphical representation of the performance of the selected products
Click and select up to four different products by scrolling the boxes. Only those products which are flagged in MY LIST, Uploaded Portfolio and Bench-marks are displayed Show Value Added versus a selected fund
Value of a Dollar From Start Date to End Date
Histogram
End Date Start Date
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AnalysisAnalysisAnalysis Chart Workbench—Rolling n Years
Select number of years to view longer term returns
Display Rolling 5 years (20 quarters) 4 years (16 quarters) 3 years (12 quarters) 2 years (8 quarters) 1 year (4 quarters)
Show Value Added versus a selected fund
To switch back to front page Main Menu
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Analysis
AnalysisAnalysisAnalysis
Chart Workbench - Quartiles
Standard Universe for Canadian Equities, is all Canadian Equities products in the GMR database Quartile Charts
Is a range of data divided into four equal parts. The 'lower quartile' is the number below which lies the 25 percent of the bottom data. The 'median' divides the range in the middle and has 50 percent of the data below it. The 'upper quartile' has 75 percent of the data below it and the top 25 percent of the data above it.
Scatter Charts The goal of this chart is to show the relationship between Risk and Return. Ideally you want your manager to be in the top left corner, this is the point of highest Return for the lowest Risk.
Select Universe to be compared with
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AnalysisAnalysisAnalysis Chart Workbench - Bubble
Bubble Charts The Bubble Chart feature shows the “Max Drawdown” of your selected product(s). On the GMR database the Max Drawdown value represents the maximum amount of loss experienced by a fund over the selected time period. This value is depicted on the chart by the size of the bubble; the larger the bubble the greater the down turn.
Select a Z axis value i.e. Max Drawdown to Create a Bubble
To only show the firms you have chosen, select the box “Show Selected Funds Only”
Snail Trail The Snail Trail Graph charts the rolling 5,4,3,2, or 1 year calculation of any two comparable
aspects (i.e Return and Standard Deviation) over a 5,4,3,2, or 1 year timeframe. Each point on a snail trial graph represents a particular quarter‟s calculation of the selected
time period‟s i.e Risk/Return value of the product. To track the movement/change of the 5,4,3,2, or 1 year period calculation, over the selected
timeframe, the size of the points becomes larger as the quarter becomes more recent.
Select Timeframe
Select Period
Select Universe to be compared with
Select Asset Class and Region
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AnalysisAnalysisAnalysis Chart Workbench—Using with Microsoft Office
To copy to MS Word or MS PowerPoint : 1. Click on Create Chart 2. To copy the chart: right click /copy 3. Launch MS Word or MS PowerPoint
Create Chart
Your chart is completed
In Word/PowerPoint: Keep Source Formatting
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AnalysisAnalysisAnalysis Head to Head Comparison
(Feature available for Gold Level subscribers only)
Select Funds from MY LIST
The head to head fund comparison helps to compare between the selected funds which are in MY LIST. (You can compare 4 funds at a time.)
It will display the co relations grids which re-flects the performance of the product
The statistical comparison of the funds shows detailed quarterly statistics of the product
The histograms represents the Periodic Trends of the products Product Highs and Lows Quarterly rates of return
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AnalysisAnalysisAnalysis Top Ten
(Feature available for Gold Level subscribers only)
Scroll and select the product based on AUM or Rate of Return. It displays the companies which have excelled and are in top 10 performances of the year
Formal Report gives a Step by Step choice of report as per the requirement Click in the products flagged in MY LIST for the reports Click on the type of report required, with the help of customizing product summary, and
individual product summary.
Select Funds from MY LIST
To switch back to front page
Click on Main Menu
(Feature available for Gold Level subscribers only)
Create Report
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ReportsReportsReports Portfolio Analysis
Create Portfolio Performance Analysis report of your “Uploaded” products or products in “MY LIST”
Click on here to view user guide
The Portfolio Performance Analysis Report provides clients with an effective input into their governance process. The report presents performance attribution at the portfolio and asset class levels through performance and risk return charts. The information produced in the report is important in monitoring how an asset class or manager has performed relative to the benchmark specified in the IPS and the universe of managers for the asset class. The report will prove where value has been added in the portfolio and where to find the areas of concern.
The report itself is easy to generate. It incorporates the Investment Policy Statement, benchmarks, the managers for each asset class and quarterly market values. The tool will provide the returns for each product and a return for the portfolio. The chart selection can be customized before it is output into PowerPoint. The final report can then be customized
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Download to Excel provides the ability to easily download various products reports in Excel
(Feature available for Gold Level subscribers only)
Excel Downloads helps you to easily download bulk data and reports in an Excel sheet
Select Asset Class and the region as per requirement
Select a product from MY LIST
UtilitiesUtilitiesUtilities Download to Excel
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(Feature available for Gold Level subscribers only)
Click the "Manage My Saved Portfolios"
To create New Portfolio, type a new portfolio name in the text box and Click Create Portfolio
To rename an existing portfolio already created. In the drop down box, select the portfolio you wish to rename Enter the new name in the "New Portfolio Name" text box and Click the "Change Portfolio Name“ To delete an existing portfolio. In the drop
down box, select the portfolio you wish to delete and Click the "Delete Portfolio”
This feature allows you to enter your own portfolio to the GMR database
UtilitiesUtilitiesUtilities Upload Portfolio
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UtilitiesUtilitiesUtilities Upload Portfolio
Click the "Edit and Upload Custom Portfolio Data" tab, if it isn't currently selected
Paste Returns from an Excel file
In the "Select and Existing Portfolio" drop down box, select the portfolio you wish to add data to Select a Benchmark
Select a Currency
Select a Region
Select an Asset Class
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UtilitiesUtilitiesUtilities Upload Portfolio
Create a New Portfolio Name
Select the Portfolio created
Copy data from your Excel sheet then paste on to “Rate of Return”
Copy
Click on “Tidy up data” Click on “Save and Upload <Name of Portfolio> Portfolio Data”
Paste
Tidy up Save
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(Feature available for Gold Level subscribers only)
Blend products to show current or potential portfolios with varying products and fund allocation.
Select the funds from drop down which are to be distributed and the proportionate percentage to be divided among different the money managers. Total should be 100%
Create
Name the Portfolio
Once you have clicked “Create” it will show the blended portfolio. It will display the Rate of Return of the product and the summary of calculated performance of the selected products
UtilitiesUtilitiesUtilities
Portfolio Blender
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To edit blended portfolio go to > Utilities > Upload Portfolio > Edit and Upload Custom Portfolio Data