6-Hour Program

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Overview

Why You Should Attend

This program is designed to provide attendees with a basic overview of the legal, regulatory and operational issues affecting “registered investment companies” – the universe of publicly offered pooled investment vehicles that include mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and others.  Attendees will learn the fundamentals of the extensive regulatory framework that dictates the structure and operations of retail investment funds as well as hot topics and developments affecting this $13 trillion industry.  A distinguished faculty of practitioners and regulators, including current and former SEC officials, will offer insights into recent proposals that could result in the potential overhaul of regulations governing money market funds and the SEC examination process, plus recent litigation and enforcement decisions.

What You Will Learn

  • The history of registered fund regulation
  • How funds are created, managed and sold
  • Recent developments regarding mutual fund liquidity and investments in derivatives
  • The SEC’s 2016 regulatory and exam priorities
  • FSOC and the investment management industry
  • Fund valuation issues
  • Litigation and enforcement hot topics
  • SEC focus on “alternative” investment companies
  • The extensive variety of publicly-offered funds, including money market funds, mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds and variable insurance products
  • Inherent conflicts of interest—and how they are addressed

Who Should Attend

Anyone entering the investment management industry will benefit from this fundamental overview of the regulation and operation of registered investment companies, as will anyone already working in the industry who would like a refresher.

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