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What’s Up with the Treasury Report on the Asset Management Industry? (Rescheduled)
Forum Webinar Series
The event will be broadcast live from 2:00 to 3:00 Eastern time on Wednesday, January 8 (Rescheduled).
2014 Directors’ Institute
Miami, Florida
The 2014 Directors' Institute will be held from January 29 - 31 in Miami, Florida.
Director Discussion Series - Open Forum
Stuart, Florida
This event is a small, informal discussion forum for independent directors and CCOs.
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SEC Office of Credit Ratings Release Credit Rating Independence Study
December 05, 2013
On November 21, 2013, the SEC’s Office of Credit Ratings submitted its Credit Rating Independence Study to Congress as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. The Dodd-Frank Act requires the study “to evaluate the management of conflicts of interest raised by a nationally recognized statistical… read more
MFDF Webinar: Board Oversight of Closed-End Funds
December 04, 2013
The next Forum webinar, Board Oversight of Closed-End Funds, will take place on Thursday, December 5 at 2:00 pm Eastern. Thomas DeCapo and Michael Hoffman, partners at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, will discuss the differences in directors' legal obligations in open and… read more
SEC Charges Money Fund Manager with Fraud
December 03, 2013
Last week, the SEC charged Ambassador Capital Management and Derek Oglesby for repeatedly making “false statements to trustees of the Ambassador Money Market Fund about the credit risk in the securities they purchased for its portfolio. Trustees also were misled about the fund’s exposure… read more