Top of the Agenda - Industry Groups

IDC's Kim on SEC rulemaking and value of dialogue, transparency
By Hillary Jackson
Tom Kim and the Independent Directors Council will continue to pursue dialogue with and push for transparency from the Securities and Exchange Commission as the regulator considers how—and whether—to move forward with its hard close, mandatory swing pricing, and liquidity management rule proposal. Kim, IDC's managing director, told Fund Board ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Regulatory

SEC's Birdthistle spoke...but not about hard close, swing pricing
By Hillary Jackson
William Birdthistle, director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management, delivered keynote remarks at a mutual fund industry conference this morning but failed to address a recently proposed rule that just last month garnered thousands of comment letters—including from around 30 fund boards and independent directors. Birdthistle instead provided a ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

A Seat at the Table

iMPG Funds names Allecta first independent chair
By Hillary Jackson
The board overseeing iMPG Funds (formerly Litman Gregory Asset Management's PatnerSelect Funds) has named an independent chair for the first time, one of the many new governance practices that have been put in place and/or strengthened over the past couple of years. Veteran independent director Julie Allecta, who had been ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Succession

Morningstar Funds adds new independent
Morningstar Funds is adding a financial services industry veteran with deep regulatory and public policy knowledge to its boardroom. Jennifer Choi, who spent 10 years at Investment Company Institute and is now a lecturer at the George Washington University School of Law, will join as a fourth independent director on ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

A Seat at the Table

SSGA Funds chair on remaining constant amidst change
By Hillary Jackson
Three new independent directors have joined the State Street Global Advisors Funds board in the past six months—one just a little over a week ago—and Chairman Patrick Riley told Fund Board Views that the dynamic in the boardroom has remained constant. That dynamic has certainly been tested in recent years, ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 


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