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MFDF Webinar: Mutual Fund Valuations and Governance - Latest Emerging,...
During this webinar, Paul Kraft, a Deloitte partner and US Mutual Fund & Investment Advisers Practice Leader, and Tom Wines, a Deloitte senior manager, will discuss the observations from the 17th...
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MFDF Webinar: Transitioning Away from LIBOR
LIBOR and other IBORS are being phased out worldwide. This webinar will focus on the discontinuation of LIBOR, its possible alternatives, and the steps you need to take to manage future risk. This...
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Blass Calls for Industry Views on Derivatives Proposal, Affiliated Securities...
In a recent speech, the director of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management tallied the agency’s many achievements in the last year, including IM’s board outreach initiative, the ETF rulemaking,...
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2019 in Review: Most Popular News and Views
As the year draws to a close, the MFDF’s Daily News Feed is looking back at the most popular news topics of 2019. News items on cyber security, the state of the asset management industry, and the News...
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Northern Trust White Paper Explores Outsourced Trading
As the industry adapts to increasing competition, fee compression, regulatory and compliance challenges, and technology costs, more firms are outsourcing core business functions beyond traditional...
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2019 in Review: Most Popular News and Views
As the year draws to a close, the MFDF’s Daily News Feed is looking back at the most popular news topics of 2019. News items on cyber security, the state of the asset management industry, and the News...
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Stradley Lawyers Review Advertising Rule Proposals
The SEC recently proposed amendments to modernize the rules under the Investment Advisers Act addressing investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors. These rules do not directly affect...
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Sullivan Lawyers Review Derivatives Proposal; Dechert Explores ESG Complexities
Lawyers from Sullivan recently published a detailed overview of the hefty proposing release of the SEC’s derivatives rule proposal. The article summarizes the current structure regulating the use of...
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N.Y. and N.J. Among States Moving to Regulate Artificial Intelligence,...
An article from lawyers at Perkins Coie examines efforts by the federal and state governments to regulate technologies related to artificial intelligence. New York and New Jersey proposed bills to...
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SEC Proposes to Modernize Auditor Independence Rules
The SEC announced it is proposing amendments to codify and modernize certain aspects of its auditor independence framework. The SEC said the proposed amendments would update aspects of the auditor...
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MFDF Webinar: The Value of Active Management: What Fund Directors Need to Know
Members of the Active Managers Council will discuss the need for a more balanced narrative on the value of active management, the role that active management plays in the markets and the importance of...
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Comprehensive Paper Presents Upside of Active Management
A new paper from the Active Managers Council aims to present a more “balanced narrative” on active fund management. “Active and passive strategies can happily coexist and both offer distinct benefits....
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Outlook for 2020: Regulation, Market Pressures, Board Self-Reflection
Continued shift is the expectation for the fund governance landscape in 2020. In 2019, fund boards saw several changes that affected their oversight responsibilities. The SEC’s Board Outreach...
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OCIE Announces 2020 Examination Priorities
The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations recently announced its 2020 examination priorities. “As markets evolve, so do risks and potential harm to investors. OCIE continually works...
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Market Outlook for 2020: Trade Tensions, Election Risk, Volatility
As directors prepare for another year of fund oversight, they can expect to hear many predictions for the year ahead, including how stock market gyrations might affect their funds. Bloomberg has put...
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Academic Finds Small Funds Face Grinding Path to Achieve Performance
An academic from George Mason University writes in the Wall Street Journal that a large fund is likelier to perform better than a small fund on several counts. Professor Derek Horstmyer studied a range...
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Dear Board Doc: How Do We Know We’re Doing a Good Job?
The MFDF’s Board Doc is an occasional feature of the Daily News Feed that features questions from our readers. The answers and commentary provided in our responses do not constitute legal advice and...
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Commissioner Jackson to Step Down in February
According to several media sources SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson will leave for an academic post at New York University School of law on February 14. The Wall Street Journal reports that Senate...
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SEC’s Asset Management Advisory Committee Tackles Industry’s Hot-Button Issues
The SEC recently held the inaugural meeting of its newest advisory committee—the Asset Management Advisory Committee, or the “AMAC.” SEC Chairman Jay Clayton who did not attend the meeting in person...
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MFDF Webinar: What's New in the ETF Landscape
With tremendous market forces coalescing around Active ETF managers, creating new opportunities for product development, operating model efficiencies, and asset gathering, it’s likely 2020 will be a...
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