CFTC Hires Cost Benefit Analysis Staff | Forum News Feed | Article | MFDF... More May 21, 2012

Archive

Advisory Contracts

Law Firms Examine the Janus Decision

June 30, 2011

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court announced its decision in the Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders case.   The Court decided in favor of Janus, holding that Janus prevails because, though Janus may have been significantly involved in preparing the statement in question, it is… read more

VA Law Professors Examine Fund Fee Litigation

June 08, 2011

Quinn Curtis and John Morley, professors at the University of Virginia School of Law, have issued a paper entitled, "An Empirical Study of Mutual Fund Excessive Fee Litigation: Do the Merits Matter?" which presents the first comprehensive empirical study of mutual fund excessive fee… read more

Webinar Replay: K&L Gates - SEC Focus on Mutual Fund Fees

February 11, 2011

If you missed K&L Gates' February 3rd webinar, SEC’s Focus on Mutual Funds Fees Pushes Directors toward Year-Round Diligence, the firm has made available a replay of the discussion.  The webinar featured some very interesting dicussions, focusing on some areas affecting fund directors, including:  Advisory and… read more

K&L Gates Webinar: SEC’s Focus on Mutual Funds Fees

January 06, 2011

Recently, the SEC's Division of Investment Management announced that its new Asset Management Unit will focus on some areas affecting fund directors, including:  Advisory and other Service Fees - The SEC is clearly looking closely at the 15(c) process. As noted in SEC Enforcement Chief Khuzami's… read more

SEC’s Asset Management Unit Priorities

November 29, 2010

Last week, members of the Forum's staff attended an event in which SEC staff and a number of prominent attorneys discussed the SEC's Division of Enforcement's newly formed Asset Management Unit.  While the panelists covered a wide range of issues, including hedge funds, private equity… read more