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Age of COVID-19: Cybersecurity top of mind among fund directors
By Mike Schnitzel
The global COVID-19 pandemic is raising the level of scrutiny mutual fund directors will need to apply to multiple issues given that much of the workforce is likely to continue working from home for the foreseeable future. Chief among those concerns are cybersecurity protocols, with concerns about phishing, hacking and ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Q&A: Back to the future of work
Now that summer is officially here, folks are beginning to look forward to the fall and wondering when (or if) things will go back to some sort of normal after months of remote working, social distancing, and travel restrictions. According to Alan Rubin, Stacy Louizos, and Thomas Westle from Blank ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Fund firm margins unchanged in Q1 despite pandemic
By Hillary Jackson
Operating margins among large mutual fund firms were flat at 29% in the first quarter, when compared to the same period in 2019, despite the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic and substantial volatility and declines in the markets at the end of March, according to new data from Management ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Recruiting in the time of coronavirus
By Hillary Jackson
Mutual fund boards seem well on their way to mastering the art of conducting business virtually, but one area that may still be a challenge during the time of stay-at-home orders is recruitment. Much of the early leg work in identifying director candidates can be conducted over virtual platforms, but ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 


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Top of the Agenda - Compensation
IDC director study: 2019 pay relatively unchanged

New data from Independent Directors Council suggests that most independent mutual fund directors did not see much of a bump in compensation in 2019, with year-on-year ...