Resources

September 10, 2021

Webinar Archive: Board Oversight: ETFs and Mutual Funds

Molly Moynihan and Gwen Williamson from Perkins Coie discussed the broad competencies by board to oversee ETFs and mutual Funds and the complex issues related to overseeing these two products. This webinar originally aired on September 9, 2021.

July 20, 2021

Webinar Archive: Money Market Funds: Regulators Primed for Further Reforms

James Catano, Stephen Cohen, and Mary Anne Morgan from Dechert discussed the latest in potential reforms in money market funds as a response to the March 2020 market volatility caused by COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar originally aired on July 15, 2021.

June 21, 2021

Webinar Archive: Proposed HSR Rule Changes: Impact on Asset Management

Deidre Johnson and Michael Doherty, partners with Ropes & Gray, discussed the latest FTC proposed changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act regulations, and how it will impact mutual funds if enacted. This webinar originally aired on June 17, 2021.

June 14, 2021

Web Event Archive: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Investment Management

MFDF partnered with EY center for Board Matters to present Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Investment Management. EY team discussed how fund directors can encourage diversity of thoughts and talents in investment management, attract a wide range of talent to the industry through fund board diversity and ask better questions of advisors and their diversity initiatives. This event originally aired on Thursday, June 10 and Friday, June 11, 2021.

May 27, 2021

Webinar Archive: The Use of Alternative Data Sources and Considerations for Fund Directors

Christopher Ray of ACA Global and Compliance provided an overview of the use of alternative data sources in asset management and what fund directors should know. This webinar originally aired on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

May 25, 2021

Webinar Archive: Board Oversight of a Fund’s Derivatives Risk Management and Fund Compliance With Rule 18f-4

Lance King, counsel at Seward & Kissel LLP, Victor Frye, CCO at ProShares Advisors LLC, discussed the board's role in overseeing a fund's derivatives risk management program and compliance with the new Rule 18-f-4. This webinar originally aired on Monday, May 24, 2021.

May 21, 2021

Webinar Archive: Fund Director Compensation -The MPI Annual Survey (2021)

This webinar will summarize the findings from MPI's recent annual "Survey of Mutual Fund Director/Trustee Compensation and Organizational Practices." This webinar originally aired on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

May 10, 2021

Webinar Archive: Introduction to GIPS and New Pooled Fund Considerations

This session will provide an overview on Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) and the revised 2020 Edition of GIPS. This webinar originally aired on Thursday, May 6, 2021.

May 4, 2021

In Focus Archive: Board Oversight of Securities Lending

This session focused on board oversight of securities lending with Marney McCabe, Co-head of Global Securities Lending at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), and Garrett Berkery, Head of Risk Management for Global Securities Lending at BBH. The presentation and discussion originally took place via Zoom on May 4, 2021.

April 15, 2021

Webinar Archive: Gamification of Securities Trading: Fad or the Future?

Jack O'Brien and Amy Natterson Kroll, partners with Morgan Lewis, will discuss implications of the GameStop trading. This webinar originally aired on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

April 14, 2021

Webinar Archive: Registered Fund Tax: There’s Nothing to Be Afraid Of

During this webinar, Cohen & Company's team provided a board-level discussion on tax topics that are most impactful to registered funds. This webinar originally aired on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

April 6, 2021

Web Event Archive: Emerging Markets Equities

As part of the Forum's Investment Series webinars, Jan Hopkins, independent director of Franklin Templeton Investments, interviewed Stephen Dover, chief market strategist at Franklin Templeton Investments, on emerging markets vs. other investments and how to to evaluation the portfolio management, risks, and investment process of the funds. This event originally aired on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

April 1, 2021

Webinar Archive: Asset Management M&A for Fund Directors – Recent Trends and Governance Issues

Christopher Healey and Lucie Enns from Simpson Thacher will provide an overview of recent trends in asset management M&A transactions and discuss related board governance considerations. This webinar originally aired on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.

March 31, 2021

Web Event Archive: Modernizing Board Oversight of Mutual Funds and Emerging Challenges from Other Pooled Investment Vehicles and Robo-Advisers

This presentation discussed the challenges of modernizing board oversight of mutual funds within the evolving landscapes in the fund industry. This event originally aired on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.

March 29, 2021

Web Event Archive: Excelling in the Age of Data

MFDF partnered with EY center for Board Matters to present Excelling in the Age of Data program. The EY team discussed some of the innovative technologies that are disrupting the asset management industry. This event originally aired on Thursday, March 11, 2021.

March 25, 2021

Webinar Archive: Municipal and Taxable Fixed Income - A Multi-Speed Recovery

As part of the Forum's Investment Series webinars, Morningstar Funds' Chairwoman Theresa Hamacher discusses with Paul Reisz, executive vice president and head of the multi-sector fixed income team at PIMCO, on general economic views and the municipal market. This webinar originally aired on Friday, March 12, 2021.

March 10, 2021

Webinar Archive: Gender Bias in Investment Professional Evaluations

Professor Scott Stewart from Cornell University's SC Johnson College of Business will discuss gender biases in the investment industry that hinders firms from expanding diversity in their investment teams. This webinar originally aired on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

March 4, 2021

Webinar Archive: Board Oversight of ETFs

Stephanie Capistron, Adam Teufel and Kaitlin McGrath from Dechert LLP will provide an overview of board oversight responsibilities for ETFs with a particular focus on semi-transparent ETFs. This webinar originally aired on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

February 26, 2021

Webinar Archive: ESG, Proxy Voting and Engagement – Where DOL and SEC Regulation has Been and Where it May be Going

George Michael Gerstein and Sara Crovitz with Stradley Ronon will provide an update on the state of current DOL and SEC regulation around ESG and proxy voting/engagement and what may be coming from the regulators under new leadership. The webinar originally aired on Thursday, February 25, 2021.

February 4, 2021

Webinar Archive: A New Fair Valuation Framework for Fund Directors

Join Thoreau Bartmann, Senior Special Counsel, Rulemaking in SEC’s Division of Investment Management; Paul Kraft, a partner at Deloitte; and Paulita Pike, a partner at Ropes and Gray for an overview of the SEC’s recently adopted rule on Good Faith Determinations of Fair Value. This webinar originally aired on Wednesday, February 3, 2021.