Ropes & Gray Report Summarizes Key Industry Conference
A memorandum from Ropes & Gray’s summarizes the 2022 Investment Management Conference sponsored by the Investment Company Institute. The conference included sessions that discussed the following industry and regulatory developments, among others:
- Keynote Remarks by William A. Birdthistle, Director, Division of Investment Management, Securities and Exchange Commission and a discussion with senior Division of Investment Management personnel
- Trends in specialized products including ETFs, CEFs (including exchange-listed closed-end funds, interval funds and tender offer funds) and other investment vehicles
- The legislative outlook in an election year
- Innovations in financial offerings for retail investors
- A review of developments in mutual fund civil litigation
- Board practices and regulatory developments affecting fund directors