Abstract: A method for quantifying performance of a group includes obtaining, for the group, historical group performance data, historical group factor exposure data for a plurality of predefined factors, and historical factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors. The method includes generating historical group residual performance data for the group in accordance with the historical group performance data, the historical group factor exposure data for the plurality of predefined factors, and the historical factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors. A respective entry in the historical group residual performance data represents member selection performance associated with the group. The method includes storing the historical group residual performance data for the group; and providing one or more values that represent the historical group residual performance data.

Abstract: A method for quantifying performance of a group includes obtaining, for the group, historical group performance data, historical group factor exposure data for a plurality of predefined factors, and historical factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors. The method includes generating historical group residual performance data for the group in accordance with the historical group performance data, the historical group factor exposure data for the plurality of predefined factors, and the historical factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors. A respective entry in the historical group residual performance data represents member selection performance associated with the group. The method includes storing the historical group residual performance data for the group; and providing one or more values that represent the historical group residual performance data.

Abstract: A method for quantifying performance of a group includes generating historical group factor performance data for a plurality of predefined factors in accordance with historical performance data and historical group factor exposure data for the plurality of predefined factors; generating historical group static factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors in accordance with the historical performance data for the plurality of predefined factors and one or more representative values of the historical group factor exposure data for the plurality of predefined factors; generating historical group dynamic factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors in accordance with the historical group factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors and the historical group static factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors; and providing one or more values that represent the historical group dynamic factor performance data.

Abstract: A method for quantifying performance of a group includes generating historical group factor performance data for a plurality of predefined factors in accordance with historical performance data and historical group factor exposure data for the plurality of predefined factors; generating historical group static factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors in accordance with the historical performance data for the plurality of predefined factors and one or more representative values of the historical group factor exposure data for the plurality of predefined factors; generating historical group dynamic factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors in accordance with the historical group factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors and the historical group static factor performance data for the plurality of predefined factors; and providing one or more values that represent the historical group dynamic factor performance data.

Abstract: A system and method for timer windows is provided. A mechanism is provided for managing actions that need to be started within a specified interval. By exploiting windows of acceptable times for events, timer expirations can be grouped and processed in batches to improve the throughput of the system. For one embodiment, an event is associated with a timer object, which has start and end times that specify an interval during which the associated event should be started. A pair of priority queues prioritizes timers by earliest start times and earliest end times. These times are compared with the current time, and corresponding timers are retired from the queue until the timer at the front of the queue has a start time that is later than the current time.