Resources

April 27, 2022

Webinar Archive - Intermediary Fees Trends

Join speakers from Barrington Partners as they discuss the latest issues in intermediary fees, service provider updates, and securities lending. This webinar is part of MFDF's new 15(c) Contract Renewal webinar series. This webinar originally aired on April 26, 2022.

April 26, 2022

Webinar Archive - Democratization of Alternatives: ’40 Act Interval and Tender Offer Funds

This webinar will discuss why interval and tender offer funds continue to attract attention from investors and advisors. The panel will take a deep dive into recent activity, highlighting the attraction of alternative strategies to the retail market. This webinar originally aired on April 19, 2022.

April 4, 2022

In Focus Archive: ESG

Brian Bruce, CEO and CIO at Hillcrest Asset Management, and lead independent director of Cushing Family of Funds, will lead a discussion on ESG issues fund boards should consider. The presentation and discussion originally took place via Zoom on March 16, 2022.

March 24, 2022

Webinar Archive - Mutual Fund Litigation and Enforcement Update

Dechert partners highlighted the mutual fund industry litigations from 2021 and provide a preview of what to expect in regulatory enforcement in 2022. This webinar originally aired on March 23, 2022.

March 23, 2022

Webinar Archive - MPI's Annual Survey of Investment Firm Profitability and Economies of Scale

Sara Yerkey, with Management Practice Inc, and Kelley Howes, Vice Chair of Investment Management at Morrison and Foerster LLP provided highlights from the latest MPI Annual Survey of Investment Firm Profitability. This webinar is part of MFDF's new 15(c) Contract Renewal webinar series. This webinar originally aired on March 22, 2022.

March 11, 2022

Webinar Archive - SEC Takes Swing at New Money Market Fund Reform

Join James Catano, Stephen Cohen, and Mary Anne Morgan from Dechert as they highlight the SEC's recent proposal on amending the rules that govern money market funds. This webinar originally aired on March 10, 2022.

March 1, 2022

Webinar Archive - Observations from SEC Examinations of Registered Investment Companies

This webinar focused on the SEC's recent risk alert, "Observations from Examinations in the Registered Investment Company Initiatives." This webinar originally aired on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

February 24, 2022

Webinar Archive - LIBOR Transition: What Boards Need to Know and Do in the Final 18 Months

Anne Beaumont from Friedman Kaplan’s LIBOR Transition Task Force will discuss how boards can make sure they have the information and tools necessary to assess the risks and challenges that LIBOR transition presents for funds. This webinar will broadcast live from 2 pm - 3 pm (ET). This webinar originally aired on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.

February 16, 2022

Webinar Archive - Balance the Narrative II: Broadening the Discussion on Active Management

Speakers from the IAA's Active Managers Council highlighted the topics from its latest paper titled "Balance the Narrative II: Broadening the Discussion on Active Management." This webinar originally aired on Tuesday, February 15, 2022.

February 2, 2022

Webinar Archive - Diversity and Investment Performance: A Summary of Research

In this webinar, Joanne Skerrett, MFDF’s senior counsel, lead a Q&A session with Theresa Hamacher, chair of Morningstar Funds, on the recent IAA report “Diversity and Investment Performance: A Summary of the Research.” This webinar originally aired on Tuesday, February 1, 2022.

January 14, 2022

Webinar Archive - A Conversation with Steven Rogers on A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues: What You can Do now to Help the Black Community

In this webinar, the Forum staff will talk with Steven Rogers, an independent director on the Oakmark Funds board and former Harvard Business School professor, about his book A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues: What You can do Now to Help the Black Community. This webinar originally aired on January 13, 2022.

January 11, 2022

Regulatory Resources: Rules, Regs Going Effective in 2022

As the 2022 calendar gets underway, fund complexes will implement requirements from several regulatory actions they have been preparing for over the last couple of years. This resource provides a list of Forum webinars on derivatives, valuation, and others, highlighting how these regulations will affect the oversight of funds in the coming year.

December 16, 2021

Webinar Archive - Board Governance Update

Stacy Louizos with Blank and Rome's Investment Management Group discussed how boards can approach their governance practices, policies and documents - including bylaws and charters - in an evolving landscape of new regulation and SEC positions, diversity mandates and other ESG considerations, industry consolidation and COVID-19 considerations. This webinar originally aired on December 15, 2021.

December 9, 2021

Webinar Archive - Investment Valuation and Governance: Deloitte's 19th Annual Fair Valuation Survey

Join Paul Kraft, Tom Wines, and Katie Yorra as they discuss the latest findings from Deloitte's 19th edition Annual Fair Valuation Survey. This webinar originally aired on December 8, 2021.

December 3, 2021

Webinar Archive - Fund Industry Claims Trends: An Insurer's Perspective

This webinar, presented by Dan Steiner and Julia Ulstrup with ICI Mutual, provided an overview of fund industry claims trends and recent developments in the fund industry insurance market. This webinar originally aired on December 2, 2021.

November 24, 2021

Webinar Archive - Mutual Fund CCO Compensation: The MPI Annual Survey

This webinar summarized the findings from MPI's recent annual survey of mutual fund Chief Compliance Officer compensation. This webinar originally aired on November 16, 2021.

November 12, 2021

Webinar Archive - Proxy Voting: Voting Trends Over Time and Impact of the Evolving Regulatory Landscape

The third sessions of MFDF's ESG webinar series panelists focused on the policy and practical issues surrounding proxy voting and the regulatory issues. This webinar originally aired on November 10, 2021.

November 12, 2021

Webinar Archive: ISO Crypto Exposure: What Boards Need to Know

This webinar provided an overview of how funds can obtain exposure to cryptocurrency and the factors boards should consider in evaluating plans to enter this asset class. This webinar originally aired on November 9, 2021.

November 8, 2021

Webinar Archive - ESG Fund Expenses and Performance: Differentiating Types of ESG Strategies and Pricing / Performance Trends

The second sessions of MFDF's ESG webinar series will provide some clarity around largely positive data on the performance, expenses, and pricing of ESG products. This webinar originally aired on November 3, 2021.

October 29, 2021

Webinar Archive: ESG Taxonomy - Ratings, Benchmarks, and Other Board Challenges in an Uncertain Regulatory Environment

The first of the Forum's ESG webinar series began with an overview of the regulatory environment for ESG and how boards can approach their oversight role. This webinar originally aired on October 27, 2021.