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10 Things...for directors' 2018 summer reading lists
By FBV Staff
Summer 2018 has officially begun and it's time to relax, unwind, and read a good book. We reached out to market participants to find out what books they have on their summer reading lists, which books they've read and enjoyed, and those books they hope they get time to get ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

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Global regulation and its impact in U.S. fund boardrooms
By Julian Sluyters
The Investment Company Act of 1940 has been the gold standard of mutual fund regulation globally since its inception. Since enacting the UCITS brand in the mid-1980s, European and other foreign regulators have been playing catch-up. All that has changed since the most recent financial crisis.
 
Over the past several years, ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Legal

BlackRock 36(b) case survives summary judgment
By Hillary Jackson
An excessive fees case against BlackRock Investment Management survived summary judgment this week when U.S. District Court Judge Freda Wolfson granted the plaintiffs' motion in part, while denying it in part. Similarly to the the ruling two years ago in a case against Hartford Investment Financial Services, the court determined ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

Top of the Agenda - Industry Groups

MFDF puts out primer on equity fund risk oversight
By Hillary Jackson
There's no question that a mutual fund board's job of overseeing investment risk has become more challenging in recent years as funds have become more complex. This means directors need to be up to speed on the terminology and statistical measures used in risk assessment, a subject Mutual Fund Directors ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 

A Seat at the Table

Putnam's Baxter reflects on 50 years in financial services
By Hillary Jackson
When Jamie Baxter retires from the Putnam Funds board at the end of this month, it will mark the culmination of more than 50 years of work in and dedication to the financial services industry. She started on Wall Street in the mid-1960s when women generally were relegated to certain ...  >> CONTINUE READING <<<

 

 


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