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SEC Accuses Fund Directors of Breaching Their Valuation Duties

In a case involving fair valuation of structured notes, the SEC signaled that when investment company fund boards delegate the responsibility to fair value portfolio securities, they must provide “meaningful substantive...more

SEC Charges Eight Mutual Fund Directors for Failure on Valuations

On December 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against eight former member of the boards of directors overseeing five mutual funds for violating their asset pricing responsibilities under the federal...more

SEC Focuses on Fair Valuation in Recent Enforcement Cases

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order commencing an administrative proceeding against the former members of the boards of directors (Boards) of five registered investment companies on December 10,...more

SEC Brings Enforcement Action Against Mutual Fund Directors For Alleged Failures in Oversight of Valuation Committee

On December 10, 2012, the SEC filed an order instituting enforcement proceedings (the “OIP”) against both the interested and the independent directors of five registered investment companies advised by Morgan Asset...more