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10 Things...Boards should know about ESG funds
By FBV Staff
Mutual funds claiming to invest in accordance with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles are not short of attention of late. There is a wide variety of funds that employ some kind of ESG criteria when investing, and the murkiness of how that criteria is defined and communicated to shareholders ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

10 Things...diversity brings to the boardroom
By FBV Staff
Why should mutual fund boards be diverse, from a racial background and gender perspective?
 
Boards have been making slow, steady progress toward such diversity, and it is a frequent topic of discussion amongst fund governance professionals and other industry participants. According to the most recent figures from Independent Directors Council, more ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

10 Things...to add to your summer 2020 reading list
By FBV Staff
This weekend marks the official start of summer 2020, and it's difficult to envision what that means, given the continuing global pandemic. Movement and gatherings remain restricted in many parts of the country and world, and so much already has been cancelled. But one thing that remains accessible and enjoyable ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

10 Things...to improve your virtual meeting experience
By Hillary Jackson
The world has been turned upside down in the past two months, and it remains unclear if things will ever go back to what we considered normal before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. For mutual fund boards, the stay-at-home orders and other restrictions on movement have meant a quick ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

10 Things...Boards should ask about business continuity
By FBV Staff
The world has changed in the past several weeks, as countries around the world have implemented stay-at-home orders and business normally conducted in offices, in person, has shifted to home offices and remote interaction. As a result, business continuity plans, or BCPs, have been implemented and are being tested, possibly ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

10 Things…Boards may consider, ask in coronavirus discussions
By Lori Schneider, K&L Gates LLP
The concerns stemming from the spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19, raise a number of questions for fund directors who have fiduciary responsibilities to oversee fund operations and the adviser’s risk management of the funds. Boards should make sure directors are getting appropriate information and updates from fund advisers about the ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 


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