A method developed by BARRA, a consulting firm in Berkeley, Calif. It is commonly used by institutional investors applying performance attribution analysis to evaluate their money managers' performances.
BARRA'S PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS(PERFAN)
Meaning of BARRA'S PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS(PERFAN) in English
Campbell R. Harvey. Hypertextual finance English glossary. Английский словарь гипертекстовых финансов. 2012