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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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Dodd-Frank Progress Report
February 03, 2012
Davis Polk recently released a Dodd-Frank Progress Report. The report provides several useful charts detailing the status of required rulemakings under the Dodd-Frank Act. In summary: As of February 1, 2012, a total of 225 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed. Of these 225… read more
SEC Inspector General Criticizes Cost-Benefit Analysis
February 02, 2012
On his final day with the SEC, outgoing Inspector General David Kotz issued a report criticizing the SEC for its cost-benefit analyses of Dodd-Frank rules. Specifically, the report found that the extent of the quantitative discussion of cost-benefit analyses varied among rulemakings, the SEC… read more
Federated Willing to Legally Challenge Money Market Fund Proposals
February 01, 2012
According to a Bloomberg article, Federated is willing to use legal action to block money market fund regulation changes proposed by the SEC. In a conference call with analysts last Friday, the CEO of Federated, Christopher Donahue, stated that Federated would challenge proposals by… read more