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Online resource of governance-related white papers, research, special reports and other material.

Claims Trends: A Review of Claims Activity in the Mutual Fund Industry (January 2024-March 2025)

By ICI Mutual

ICI Mutual’s annual Claims Trends reports on significant civil lawsuits, regulatory enforcement proceedings, and operational errors involving fund advisers and their affiliates, registered investment companies, and fund directors and officers. The publication is designed to assist ICI Mutual’s insureds to better assess and manage the risks associated with such matters, ... >> CONTINUE READING <<<

Closed-end fund activism surges, shows need for Congressional action

By Investment Company Institute

ICI’s latest research shows that the number of traditional closed-end funds has continuously fallen for more than a decade as pressure from activist investors has surged. The report, The Closed-End Fund Market 2023, takes a close look at the latest trends in the CEF market. The research shows that no new ... >> CONTINUE READING <<<

Claims Trends: A Review of Claims Activity in the Mutual Fund Industry (January 2023-March 2024)

By ICI Mutual

AI Governance Playbook

By Athena Alliance

Artificial intelligence and other exponential technologies are poised to transform nearly every aspect of life as we know it. These times demand a thoughtful, proactive, and vigilant understanding of AI’s transformative capabilities and potential repercussions, and call for a paradigm shift in boardroom strategies.The Athena Alliance AI Governance Playbook—a referenceable, ... >> CONTINUE READING <<<

A Tool to Help Boards Measure Cyber Resilience

By Keri Pearlson

By now most boards know that cybersecurity is a business risk that they must oversee and ensure proper mitigations are in place. In an earlier article, we described the conversations the boards must have to perform this role. We made a case for discussing cyber resilience instead of cyber protection. ... >> CONTINUE READING <<<

A Review of Claims Activity in the Mutual Fund Industry (January 2022–March 2023)

By ICI Mutual

ICI Mutual's annual Claims Trends reports on significant civil lawsuits, regulatory enforcement proceedings, and operational errors involving fund advisers and their affiliates, registered investment companies, and fund directors and officers. The publication is designed to assist ICI Mutual's insureds to better assess and manage the risks associated with such matters, ... >> CONTINUE READING <<<