Past Webinars
MFDF's webinars feature an hour long presentation on a discrete topic of interest to fund directors. The webinars cover a broad range of technical topics, regulatory issues, and governance-related items. Some webinars are aimed squarely at board oversight issues, and some take a broader view of industry trends. Every webinar features speakers who have particular knowledge about the subject-matter at issue.
MFDF webinar archives are available for free only to MFDF members. The archives contain links to the written materials and the audio recording of each webinar. Please log in to view links to archives.
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November 20, 2025
Webinar Archive: Board Oversight of ETF Share Classes
As part of MFDF's ETF webinar series, Stradley Ronon partners highlighted details on how the recent SEC's recent exemptive relief approval changes the oversight responsibilities of fund boards. This webinar was aired on November 19, 2025. -
November 14, 2025
Webinar Archive: Mutual Fund CCO Compensation - The MPI Annual Survey (2025)
MPI highlighted the results from its latest annual survey of mutual fund Chief Compliance Officer compensation. This webinar aired on November 13, 2025. -
November 12, 2025
Webinar Archive: AI and Third-Party Oversight
As part of MFDF's AI for Fund Boards webinar series, EY's Patricia Edwards, Bill Hobbs, and Phil Payad explores how AI is being integrated into third-party service providers, from fund administration to compliance, and what board members need to know to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities. This webinar aired on November 10, 2025. -
October 27, 2025
Webinar Archive: Latest in Closed-End Funds Litigations
Vanessa Richardson and Jay Spinola, partners at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP highlighted latest in CEF litigations. This webinar aired on October 23, 2025. -
October 23, 2025
Webinar Archive: From Awareness to Assets - Why Marketing Matters for Registered Funds
This webinar will highlight the importance of product marketing, understanding the “Client Investing Journey,” identifying metrics to measure success, working within compliance and regulatory requirements, and how board oversight of distribution intersects with overall marketing strategy. This webinar aired on October 21, 2025. -
October 17, 2025
Webinar Archive: Series Trust Funds - Effective Board Relationship with Advisers
Speakers from Angel Oak Funds board, DLA Piper, Ultimus Managers Trust, and US Bank Global Fund Services shared their insights on how series trust fund boards can create and maintain effective board relationships with advisers. This webinar aired on October 15, 2025. -
October 16, 2025
Webinar Archive: Essential Strategies in Board Oversight of Operational Risk Management
As part of MFDF and Deloitte's Oversight of Risk Management webinar series, this webinar will focus on board oversight of operational risk management. This webinar aired on October 14, 2025. -
September 30, 2025
Webinar Archive: Risk Management Essentials for RICs and Boards
As part of MFDF and Deloitte's Oversight of Risk Management webinar series, this webinar focused on the elements of a risk management program in the investment management industry. This webinar aired on September 29, 2025. -
September 19, 2025
Webinar Archive - MFDF 15(c) White Paper Webinar Series: Part 4 - Enforcement Action Takeaways
Morgan Lewis partners discussed MFDF's 15(c) White Paper: Part 4 – Enforcement Action Takeaways. This webinar aired on September 16, 2025.
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September 11, 2025
Webinar Archive: Series Trust Funds - Compliance and Board Reporting
Martin Dean, President of Northern Lights Compliance LLC, and Ken Grant, independent directors on the Unified Series Trust board, highlighted priorities on compliance and board reporting that series fund trust boards should consider when fulfilling their oversight duties. This webinar aired on Setember 10, 2025. -
September 4, 2025
Webinar Archive: The Audit Committee Chair's Guide to Balancing Duties and Emerging Issues
As part of MFDF's The Audit Committee Chair's Guide program series, John Braun, partner at Cohen & Co. and David Roeber, partner at Stradley Ronon, discussed best practices in balancing duties, skillsets, and emerging issues governed by audit committees. This webinar originally aired on September 3, 2025. -
July 30, 2025
Webinar Archive: Use of Derivatives by RICs
Dechert's Philip Hinkle and Katie Cognlan updated directors on the use of derivatives in RICs and what boards should know for their oversight responsibilities. This webinar originally aired on July 29, 2025. -
July 18, 2025
Webinar Archive: ETF Conversions
As part of MFDF's ETF webinar series, Ropes & Gray partner Paulita Pike highlighted the top ETF conversion issues that fund boards should consider in their oversight roles. This webinar originally aired on July 17, 2025. -
July 17, 2025
Webinar Archive: M&A and Consolidation in Asset Management
Ropes & Gray partner Brian McCabe shared updates and insights on key takeaways for boards to consider in M&A and consolidations in the asset management industry. This webinar originally aired on July 16, 2025. -
July 11, 2025
Webinar Archive: Mid-Year Tax Update for Registered Investment Companies
EY's Amy Snyder, tax principal in EY's Asset Management practice, and Lisa Wolski, managing director of EY's Washington Council, provided mid-year tax updates for boards of RICs to consider. This webinar originally aired on July 10, 2025. -
June 23, 2025
MFDF Spotlight Archive: Fund Director Independence
Tom Westle, partner at BlankRome, discussed fund director independence and the factors required to meet SEC's requirements for registered investment companies. This webinar aired on June 18, 2025. -
June 18, 2025
Webinar Archive: Current Landscape of Securities Lending
Lori Paris with Northern Trust Securities Finance provided the basics of security lending that fund boards should know in overseeing securities lending program parameters. This webinar aired on June 17, 2025. -
June 9, 2025
Webinar Archive: The Audit Committee Chair's Guide to Foundation for Success
As part of MFDF's The Audit Committee Chair's Guide program series, John Braun, partner at Cohen & Co. and David Roeber, partner at Stradley Ronon, discussed the core knowlege to foster effective leadership of the fund's audit committee. This webinar aired on June 5, 2025. -
June 2, 2025
MFDF Spotlight Archive - The State of Fund Board Recruiting (2025)
The next MFDF Spotlight webinar featured Leslie Beckbridge with MFDF as she highlighted the key observations and trends for MFDF's Fund Board Recruitment Practices Report. This Spotlight webinar aired live on May 29, 2025.
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May 22, 2025
Webinar Archive: Mutual Fund Director Compensation - The MPI Annual Survey
MPI's Jay Keeshan and Sara Yerkey, discussed the results from the latest Survey of Mutual Fund Director/Trustee Compensation and Organizational Practices. This webinar aired on May 22, 2025.