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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March 15, 2019
Webinar Archive: Securities Lending: Driving Portfolio Alpha
Securities Lending is an investment tool which is drawing increased interest as a means to generate alpha in your mutual fund portfolio, at relatively low levels of risk. We will discuss how lending functions, how alpha is generated, recent trends in lending supply and demand, and understanding the risks factors. We will talk about what is required of mutual funds and their boards for the oversight of a lending program.
This webinar originally aired on March 14, 2019.
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February 27, 2019
Webinar Archive: Proposed Fund of Funds Rule (Rule 12d1-4): Overview and Key Considerations
Nathan Briggs, a partner at Ropes & Gray, provided an overview of proposed Rule 12d1-4 and discuss some of the key considerations.
This webinar originally aired on February 26, 2019.
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February 13, 2019
Webinar Archive: Key Elements of Insider Trading Law and Codes of Ethics for Independent Directors
This webinar discussed key concepts in insider trading law and codes of ethics to assist independent directors in navigating the do’s and don’t of personal trading and having access to non-public information about public companies.
This webinar originally aired on February 12, 2019.
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February 1, 2019
Webinar Archive: Equity Trading Venues: How PM Investment Ideas Materialize into Your Portfolio
Nanette Buziak of Voya gave an overview of how your PMs and Trading desks go about implementing investment ideas and turn them into realized returns in your portfolio. This webinar will also highlight what questions mutual fund board directors should be asking in regards to equity trading venues.
This webinar originally aired on January 30, 2019.
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January 11, 2019
Webinar Archive: Proxy Voting Issues
It seems that everything related to proxy voting is getting a lot of attention these days, including the effect of common ownership, voting on social and environmental issues, and the use of proxy advisers. Moderated by Theresa Hamacher, Bob Pozen provided an overview of the many hot topics during this webinar. Bob and Theresa are co-authors of The Fund Industry: How Your Money is Managed.
This webinar originally aired on January 10, 2019.