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Board Considerations for Oversight of Active ETFs
Forum Webinar Series
This webinar will focus on the issue of board oversight of active ETFs. The event will be broadcast live from 2:00 to 3:00 Eastern time on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.
Enforcement Update 2012
Forum Webinar Series
In recent months the SEC has articulated more clearly its enforcement priorities in the asset management industry. The SEC's new "Asset Management Unit" has brought a number of cases in the past months, signaling important trends. Join us for a discussion of recent SEC enforcement activities with Mark Schonfeld of Gibson Dunn, who is the former director of the SEC's New York Regional Office.
Whistleblower Rules—Time for an Ombudsman? Enter the Whisperblower.
Forum Webinar Series
The new whistleblower provisions adopted by the SEC under the Dodd-Frank Act may pose additional fund board oversight challenges. Join us as Marco Adelfio, a partner with Goodwin Procter, and Jon McBride, President of McBride Associates, discuss constructive options for fund directors.
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Senate Hearing on Tax Treatment of Funds Investing Indirectly in Commodities
January 31, 2012
Last Thursday, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on the tax treatment of mutual funds investing indirectly in commodities. Subcommittee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) has argued that the IRS should stop issuing private letter rulings that allow funds to invest in commodities… read more
Morningstar: Leveraged ETFs Haven’t Caused Increased Market Volatility
January 30, 2012
A recent opinion piece by a Morningstar ETF analyst argues that leveraged ETFs are not the cause of the increased market volatility we've seen over the past few years. The article acknowledges that the number of leveraged and inverse ETFs has increased during this… read more
2011 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
January 27, 2012
Gibson Dunn has produced a 2011 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update that provides a detailed summary of SEC enforcement actions over the past year. Gibson Dunn reports that the Enforcement Division reported a record high number of enforcement actions, 735, resulting in more than $2.8… read more