Directors and Fund Governance Content

Fund boards set a high standard for fund oversight by continuing to adopt strong governance practices. A regular survey by ICI and the Independent Directors Council captures the trends. In the February 21, 2020, edition of Focus on Funds, Lisa Hamman, senior associate counsel for the...

Proxy System for Funds Is Costly and Inefficient, New Report Shows Reforms Are Necessary to Improve System for Funds and Their Investors Washington, DC; December 23, 2019—The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could save millions of dollars for registered fund shareholders...

Welcoming Remarks 2019 Fund Directors Conference Dawn M. Vroegop Chair, IDC Governing Council Independent Director, Brighthouse Funds and Dreihaus Funds October 22, 2019 Chicago, IL As prepared for delivery. Good morning, and welcome to IDC’s 2019 Fund Directors Conference! Thank you...

Focus on Funds Fund Boards Respond to Change Fund board directors are taking up the challenges of today’s ever-evolving fund industry. Keith Hartstein, member of the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council and independent director for PGIM Funds, describes today’s...

Independent Directors Council Reelects Chair Dawn Vroegop; Kathleen T. Barr Named Vice Chair Three New Governing Council Members Selected Washington, DC; October 3, 2019—The Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) reelected Dawn Vroegop as its chair for a second...

ICI Names Thomas T. Kim Managing Director of IDC Washington, DC; August 28, 2019—The Investment Company Institute (ICI) has named Thomas T. Kim as managing director of the Independent Directors Council (IDC). Kim takes the lead at IDC in its 15th anniversary year, succeeding Amy B. R...

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Funds Take Investor-Centric, Nuanced Approach Toward Proxy Voting New ICI Report Shows Funds Vote Carefully and Conscientiously Washington, DC; July 29, 2019—Funds cast their votes on proxy proposals offered at portfolio companies in the interests of fund shareholders and consider a...

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