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ICYMI: IDC Releases Board Update Newsletter IDC’s latest Board Update (login required) published last week brought you details about our signature annual Fund Directors Conference in October. As a part of IDC’s rebranding and communications efforts, Board Update will now come to you...

IDC Webinars: Insurance Considerations, Industry Trends, and the Post-Election Environment IDC’s webinars continue to inform the director community on a variety of topics. Upcoming webinars will address insurance considerations for fund directors and research perspectives on fund...

Happy Holidays from IDC! The IDC team wishes you a healthy and joyous holiday season! We hope to see each of you in person in 2021. In the meantime, IDC Update will resume in January. SEC Adopts Fair Valuation Rule On December 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted...

IDC Comment Letter on SEC's Disclosure Reform Proposal IDC recently submitted a comment letter (login required for memo) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure reform proposal. The letter expresses support for the SEC’s efforts to modernize the disclosure framework...

Register Today for IDC’s New Director Orientation Session Registration is open for IDC’s next Foundations for Fund Directors® virtual orientation program on March 1–2, 2021. This popular program is designed for directors with up to five years of experience, but it also enables more...

IDC Comments on FTC’s Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification Proposal IDC submitted a comment letter in response to new proposed notification rules from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The proposed rules, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act), would...

IDC Virtual Roundtable Series Resumes February 23 IDC’s virtual roundtable series will resume next week, with the first scheduled meeting for directors based in Massachusetts and Maine on February 23. IDC launched this series of regionally based virtual roundtables in 2020 to provide...

The Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council has also elected three new members who will serve

ICI Opposes Wyden Proposal That Would Penalize ETF and Mutual Fund Investors On September 15, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden published draft legislation seeking to repeal Section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. That section permits all open-end investment companies...

IDC’s 2021 Virtual Fund Directors Conference to Take Place October 20–21 Join IDC virtually on October 20 and 21 for the 2021 Fund Directors Conference, the signature event for the independent director community. Featured speakers include Yie-Hsin Hung, CEO at New York Life Investment...