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Putnam's Baxter to step down as MFDF chair
By Hillary Jackson
Jameson Baxter will retire in 2018 from the chairmanship of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum board of directors, a position she has held for seven years. Baxter, who goes by "Jamie" and also is stepping down as independent chair of Putnam Funds next year, told MFDF members in a letter ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Compensation

Fund director pay up again in '16, IDC data shows
By Hillary Jackson
Total compensation for independent mutual fund directors increased again in 2016, continuing a years-long trend tracked by the Independent Directors Council in its annual member study. In addition to compensation trends, the IDC/Investment Company Institute 2017 Directors Practices Study includes detailed aggregated data on independent directors and fund board policies and practices.
 
The study, which ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Viewpoints

Compliance Concerns Amidst Industry, Regulatory Change
By Gwendolyn Williamson, Perkins Coie LLP
Even under ordinary circumstances, a mutual fund board’s compliance oversight function is complex. In the current regulatory environment, the task is even more multi-faceted than usual. While endeavoring to ensure that existing compliance policies and procedures are properly adhered to, today’s boards also must keep an eye on how fund ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Legal

Perkins Coie, industry mourn death of Marty Lybecker
By Hillary Jackson
The legal and investment management communities are mourning one of their own this week following the death over the weekend of Marty Lybecker, chairman of the Investment Management practice at Perkins Coie LLP in Washington, D.C. Lybecker, who was 72, died in Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 2 after sustaining injuries ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Legal

Donohue joins Shearman & Sterling's funds group
By Hillary Jackson
Andrew "Buddy" Donohue has joined Shearman & Sterling LLP in the law firm's New York office. Donohue, who also serves as an independent director for OppenheimerFunds and as a university lecturer, has been named an of counsel in the global funds and regulatory practice. His work will include fund board ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 


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Top of the Agenda - Compensation
Fund director pay up again in '16, IDC data shows

Total compensation for independent mutual fund directors increased again in 2016, continuing a years-long trend tracked by the Independent Directors Council in its annual member study. ...