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Study highlights trends in hiring, retiring practices
By Hillary Jackson
Mutual fund boards adapted quickly to the virtual environment thrust upon them last year when the COVID-19 pandemic grounded directors and forced them to work from home, but among the tasks that was expected to be most challenging during this time period was hiring. According to exclusive new data from ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

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Fund director pay increases in pandemic year: IDC
By Hillary Jackson
Independent mutual fund directors, on average, earned more in 2020, a year in which they were grounded by a global pandemic and forced to adapt to conducting business virtually. According to exclusive new data from Independent Directors Council, everyone in the market took advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission's ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Governance

JPMorgan Funds, ETFs boards to combine
By Hillary Jackson
JPMorgan Funds is planning to consolidate the oversight and governance of its 125 open-end mutual funds and 44 exchange-traded funds by creating a single unified board to oversee all of the funds. Shareholders will vote at the end of next month on a slate of 14 independent and two interested ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Governance

Boards reconsider in-person meetings as COVID surges
By Hillary Jackson
Independent mutual fund directors who were looking forward to seeing their peers in person this fall after 18 or more months apart are likely going to have to wait a bit longer, as boards postpone plans to hold in-person third- and fourth-quarter meetings. The United States is experiencing a surge ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Viewpoints

NAV resiliency: What should fund boards be asking?
By Kirk Littleton, FundGuard
Much has been written about cybersecurity and the measures that mutual fund boards should take to ensure that their fund shareholders’ information and assets are protected in the event of a system outage or cyberattack. Overall, most funds and their service providers have implemented adequate programs to address traditional system ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 


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Directors: Focus on prospectus for ESG funds

Environmental, social, and governance investing has been a huge topic of discussion in the mutual fund industry over the past several years, including in fund boardrooms. ...