MFDF News Feed

April 6, 2021

The paper describes two drivers as pivotal to women reaching executive roles despite barriers: hard-to-find sponsors leveling the playing field and certain innate personality traits.

April 5, 2021

Jan Hopkins, independent director of Franklin Templeton Investments, will discuss with 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.

April 1, 2021

The report using data from FactSet said ESG-focused ETFs have 43% higher fees than popular standard ETFs, with the average fee at 0.2 compared to 0.14 for the standard U.S. large-cap ETF.

March 31, 2021

The data gathered will help Nicsa to benchmark where the industry is (and where it’s come from, and where it’s going) from a DE&I perspective.

March 30, 2021

Christopher Healey and Kate O’Neil from Simpson Thacher will provide an overview of recent trends in asset management M&A transactions and discuss related board governance considerations.

March 29, 2021

Join speakers as they discuss how an evolving competitive landscape creates new challenges for mutual fund boards and also for the SEC.

March 25, 2021

Only a handful of fund boards have brought on new directors since the pandemic caused the nationwide shutdown about a year ago. Overall, these boards report that the onboarding process has been a unique experience yet they have managed to successfully integrate their new members.

March 24, 2021

The DOL decision follows an executive order from the White House directing federal agencies to review certain existing regulations adopted during the Trump Administration.

March 23, 2021

The speech hinted at future rules and guidance to reflect current industry trends regarding proxy voting and corporate governance.

March 22, 2021

The staff has found that certain securities that may have previously been viewed as having readily available market quotations and being available to cross trade under rule 17a-7 may not meet the definition pursuant to the Valuation Rule.

March 18, 2021

FINRA discussed common sales charge discounts and waivers that mutual funds, 529 plans, non-traded REITs and non-traded BDCs may offer customers and the possible deficiencies in the execution of these discounts and waivers

March 17, 2021

The Climate and ESG Task Force will develop initiatives to identify ESG-related misconduct and will coordinate the effective use of Division resources, including through the use of data analysis to mine and assess information across registrants, to identify potential violations, the SEC said.

March 16, 2021

SEC Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee proposed several actions the agency might take to address concerns raised by Senator Elizabeth Warren regarding the recent volatility in the market, particularly with regard to retail trading in shares of GameStop Corp. and how regulators may better protect investors.

March 15, 2021

The Division is enhancing its focus on climate and ESG-related risks by examining proxy voting policies and practices to ensure voting aligns with investors’ best interests and expectations, as well as firms’ business continuity plans in light of intensifying physical risks associated with climate change, said Acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee.

March 11, 2021

Paul Reisz, executive vice president and head of the multi-sector fixed income team at PIMCO, will highlight general economic views and the discuss the municipal market as part of the Forum's Investment Series webinars.

March 10, 2021

According to the management study, women represent 41.8 percent of the asset management industry’s workforce while minorities make up 30.5 percent.

March 9, 2021

Despite mutual funds' regulatory protections and advantages other products are offering investors some of these qualities and at lower prices.

March 8, 2021

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.

March 4, 2021

The trends noted by Morningstar experts all pointed to the fact that investors are continuing to flock to the cheapest funds and advisers charging less and less to keep up with low-cost funds.

March 3, 2021

In a recent program, Cohen & Company presenters discussed how registered funds may invest in digital assets.