Why?
At Compass we love asking, “Why?” Since 1991, we’ve asked that question over and over.
- Why should our performance reports be delayed for peer-group data?
- Why are investment policy documents so disorganized?
- Why don’t our US clients allocate more to Non-US investments?
- Why is good active management so rare?
- Why don’t our clients understand the risk inherent in their portfolio management choices?
Research
Our Research page contains technical papers, market analysis and case studies that provide our clients and prospects insight into our views on various portfolio management practices.
Questioning Authority
Our technical papers provide a truly unique perspective asking penatrating questions and finding answers that may surprise you.
Technology
A close cousin of “Why?” is “Why not?” A question we’ve asked third party software vendors again and again. Their unsatisfactory answers have led us to create and maintain our own proprietary software solutions. From performance reporting to manager analytics to investment policy development, we’ve created unique and powerful tools to enable us to provide a level of service that is unparalleled in the investment consulting industry.
Methods
As investment consultants, we’re probably not what you're used to. We think differently, have different tools and our methods are far from “business as usual.” This page highlights how our out-of-the-ordinary ideas translate into practice and summarizes the reasons why we do things the way we do. Hopefully you’ll be convinced that “Industry Standard” is not synonomous with “Best Practice.”
