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January 25, 2021

The survey rated corporate boards on their interactions with management, expertise and performance, and a range of other topics that could be helpful to fund boards as they seek to improve their boardroom dynamics in the coming year.

January 22, 2021

In this 13-minute video, Seward & Kissel and BBD experts discuss auditor independence and the new valuation rules.

January 21, 2021

On January 27, 2021 at 11 a.m. experts from Deloitte will discuss how the investment management industry dealt with and responded to the challenges of 2020.

January 20, 2021

This webinar will discuss the trends driving changes in the fund distribution and the implications for asset manager leadership and director oversight. This webinar will be broadcast live at 2:00pm ET on Thursday, January 21st, 2021.

January 19, 2021

The lawyers reviewed how fund sponsors contemplating a conversion may need to inform and advise fund directors on these conversions.

January 18, 2021

The unique events of 2020 have been met with a sense of urgency by asset managers, this presentation identifies the trends driving these changes, plus the implications for asset manager leadership and the directors conducting oversight.

January 15, 2021

Media reports say Gensler may be favored among liberal Democrats because of Gensler’s record of enforcement actions and his work on overhauling derivatives market rules under the Dodd Frank Act.

January 14, 2021

According to a client alert from Gibson Dunn, the AMLA is the most comprehensive set of reforms to the anti-money laundering laws since the USA PATRIOT Act was passed in 2001. The client alert identifies 10 of the biggest takeaways for financial institutions from the A

January 13, 2021

Join Ken Holston and Fatima Sulaiman, partners in the K&L Gates LLP's Asset Management and Investment Funds Practice as they discuss the board's responsibilities under the new derivatives rule. The webinar will broadcast live from 2 pm - 3 pm (ET).

January 12, 2021

Darshak Dholakia, a partner in Dechert’s International Trade and Government Regulation group, will provide an overview of the new US sanctions that impose restrictions on publicly traded securities of so-called Communist Chinese military companies and securities.

January 11, 2021

The Forum will present a webinar with SEC staff on the final valuation rule of February 3, 2021.

January 7, 2021

This will be the first in a series of investment-focused webinars aimed at broadening fund directors' understanding of investment products and strategies.

January 6, 2021

The lawyers note that cybersecurity risk factor disclosures are as of yet, under-developed for many registrants. They suggest a list comprising a “comprehensive model disclosure that reflects the broad scope and realities of digital and cybersecurity risk.”

January 5, 2021

Elad Roisman was sworn in as a Commissioner of the SEC on Sept. 11, 2018. Prior to joining the Commission, he served as Chief Counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

December 30, 2020

Industry consolidation and digesting the new SEC rules adopted in 2020 will be top of mind for boards.

December 29, 2020

This is the fourth time the agency has paid a whistleblower with internal audit or compliance related responsibilities.

December 28, 2020

The DOL rule includes a broad definition of “fiduciary” and allows brokers and advisers an exemption from a prohibition against earning certain commissions provided they pledge to act in clients’ best interests.

December 23, 2020

Brett Redfearn, Director of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, and Division of Enforcement Director Stephanie Avakian will step down by the end of this year, the SEC announced.

December 23, 2020

Under Blass's leadership, the Division finalized more than 70 regulatory initiatives affecting investment companies and investment advisers.

December 22, 2020

The author writes that boards need a mechanism to respectfully help a director voluntarily make an exit without disrupting board operations and suggests strategies.