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 12, 2020
Webinar Archive: Post-Election Review: The Road Ahead
Karishma Page with K&L Gates provided post-election review with insights to what the new administration may focus on during their first year. The webinar originally aired on Monday, November 9, 2020.
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October 28, 2020
Webinar Archive: Mutual Fund Director Risk Oversight Responsibilities and Trends
The webinar focused on the mutual fund director’s role and duties in risk oversight for the funds for which they are responsible, set forth common risk management program elements to help directors to understand how investment advisers and service providers manage risks related to the funds they oversee and discuss specific areas of existing and emerging risks that impact the investment management industry. The webinar originally aired on Tuesday, October 27, 2020.
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October 21, 2020
Webinar Archive: All About Board Committees
Stacy Louizos, Co-Chair of the Investment Management group at Blank Rome, discusses the roles and responsibilities of Board Committees. The webinar originally aired on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.
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October 19, 2020
Webinar Archive: The 2020 Election & Implications for Policy
Karishma Shah Page with K&L Gates as they discussed main platforms of the Presidential candidates and potential outcome scenarios. The webinar originally aired on Thursday, October 15, 2020.
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October 1, 2020
Webinar Archive: Putting the Fun in Fund of Funds
This webinar highlighted issues that arise in overseeing fund of funds, along with the current SEC rule proposal regarding fund of funds. The webinar originally aired on Wednesday, September 30, 2020.
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September 30, 2020
Webinar Archive: Updates to SEC Fund Disclosures
During this webinar, Jasmin Sethi of Sethi Clarity Advisers summarizes the key aspects of the new SEC Fund Disclosure proposal. This webinar originally aired on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.
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September 28, 2020
Webinar Archive: Compliance Risks and Considerations During COVID-19
Lawyers from Perkins Coie discussed OCIE’s considerations and reviewed specific actions and reviews within these categories that broker-dealers and investment advisers might consider conducting. The webinar was recorded on Friday, September 25, 2020.
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September 25, 2020
Webinar Archive: Streamlining the Asset Manager
EY focused on how the asset management industry is evolving to address current and future opportunities and challenges. The webinar originally aired on Thursday, September 24, 2020.
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September 21, 2020
Webinar Archive: Fund Industry Claims Trends: An Insurer’s Perspective
Panelists from ICI Mutual offered their thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber risk, and other new and evolving risks may impact the claims environment in the years ahead. The webinar originally aired on September 16, 2020.
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September 10, 2020
Webinar Archive: Marking Two Decades of Falling Fund Fees: Key Takeaways From Morningstar’s Annual Fund Fee Study
Morningstar’s Ben Johnson and Gabrielle DiBenedetto shared the key findings from Morningstar’s latest research on trends in fund fees. The webinar originally aired on September 9, 2020.
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August 3, 2020
Webinar Archive: Fundamentals of Cyber Risk and Insurance
Emily Lowe, VP and New England regional leader of Willis Tower Watson's North America cyber team, discussed the fundamentals of cyber risk and the ability to transfer to insurance can equip mutual fund directors with the information to enhance their work on behalf of the shareholders. The webinar originally aired on July 29, 2020.
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July 22, 2020
Webinar Archive: TALF 2020 - What Directors Need to Know
Seward and Kissel lawyers reviewed the TALF 2020 eligibility criteria for registered funds to participate in this program. This webinar originally aired on July 21, 2020.
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July 20, 2020
Webinar Archive: Return to the Workplace of the Future
This webinar focused on the risks and opportunities surrounding returning to the workplace. The webinar originally aired on July 20, 2020.
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July 8, 2020
Webinar Archive: ESG - How Mutual Funds Can Address the Risks and Capture the Opportunities
EY partners provided insights into managing ESG risks and capturing related opportunities. This webinar originally aired on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.
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July 7, 2020
Webinar Archive: Moving Towards the “Now” Normal Work Environment
Mike Pappacena, Nicole Morton, and Erik Olsen of ACA Compliance Group will discuss the “then” and the potential “now” and how firms’ compliance monitoring, information security, and continuity planning may look as firms move toward returning employees to the office. The webinar will broadcast originally aired on June 30, 2020.
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June 10, 2020
Webinar Archive: Changing Distribution Models
Partners from E&Y provides insights to how investment managers across the industry are realigning operating models. The webinar originally aired on June 9, 2020.
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June 3, 2020
Webinar Archive: Risk-based Governance and Reporting: SEC Looks for Boards to Focus on Pricing When it Matters Most
Deloitte audit partner and managers highlighted the impact of the SEC's new valuation rule proposal for boards, advisers, and auditors. The webinar originally aired on June 2, 2020.
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May 29, 2020
Webinar Archive: MPI Annual Profitability Study including the Comparison to Q1 2020
This webinar discussed the impacts of the political and worldwide events like COVID-19 pandemic influences on the profitability of large public asset management firms. The webinar originally aired May 28, 2020.
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May 22, 2020
Webinar Archive: Fund Director Compensation: The MPI Annual Survey (2020)
Jay Keeshan and Meyrick Payne of Management Practices Inc. highlighted the data analysis from their latest annual "Survey of Mutual Fund Director/Trustee Compensation and Organizational Practices." The webinar originally aired May 21, 2020.
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May 18, 2020
Webinar Archive: Audit Committee Considerations in the Current Environment: Accounting and Reporting, Tax, and Remote Operations
Brent Oswald and John Russo from KPMG highlighted the accounting and reporting challenges as a result of the current business and market disruption and economic uncertainty. Additionally, they discussed what considerations are important to address internal control in a remote work environment. The webinar originally aired May 14, 2020.