In a recent no-action letter, the US Securities and Exchange Commission staff relieved fund boards of directors of the responsibility for determining compliance with key affiliated transaction exemptive rules. Boards will now...more
In a recent speech, SEC Chair Mary Jo White discussed the current role of mutual fund directors and what the SEC expects of them going forward.
The Role of Independent Directors in Assessing Risk -
In remarks at the...more
Recently issued SEC staff guidance reminds mutual fund directors of their obligations to evaluate fund payments to financial intermediaries and emphasizes investment advisers’ and other service providers’ obligation to...more
If adopted, the proposed requirements would significantly alter funds’ ability to enter into derivatives and other financial transactions, present new operational challenges, expand reporting requirements, and impose new and...more