White Paper Series
Below please find a list of KFS's gratis, topical white papers addressing current issues of fund business fiduciary and participant interest.
Below please find a list of KFS's gratis, topical white papers addressing current issues of fund business fiduciary and participant interest.
The first paper, entitled "Advisory Contract Consideration Disclosure, 2005 - Beyond the SEC, Gartenberg?" examines fund advisory contract renewal ("15(c)") disclosures in shareholder reports.
The second paper, entitled "Assessing Mutual Fund Advisor Profitability - Should Boards Have Goals and Margin Expectations?" analyzes boards' review of fund advisor profitability.
The third white paper, entitled "The Harris Associates 36(b) Lawsuit Opinion - Has the Gartenberg Standard Been Displaced?" seeks to refute a court's opinion on the validity of the current 15(c) process
structure.
The fourth white paper, entitled "Economies of Scale: Implications of Analyses - Depth of a Fund Board's Assessment?" examines the issue of scale in the investment company business and to what extent Trustees should be asking their advisors for financial analytics that uncover scale, or lack thereof.
The fifth white paper, entitled "The Burgeoning Alternative Investment Funds Market" attempts to clarify the history, genesis, and definition of "AIFs" and the depth to which Board oversight is necessary for this new genre of fund.
The sixth white paper, entitled "Mutual Fund Board Culture - Building an Effective Group of "Watchdogs"" examines the building of a charter, structures, norms, and philosophies behind an effective group of Trustees.
More papers are anticipated periodically; all will be publicly distributed through this website (www.keilfiduciarystrategies.com).
Readers are encouraged to submit ideas for new white paper topics.
The second paper, entitled "Assessing Mutual Fund Advisor Profitability - Should Boards Have Goals and Margin Expectations?" analyzes boards' review of fund advisor profitability.
The third white paper, entitled "The Harris Associates 36(b) Lawsuit Opinion - Has the Gartenberg Standard Been Displaced?" seeks to refute a court's opinion on the validity of the current 15(c) process
structure.
The fourth white paper, entitled "Economies of Scale: Implications of Analyses - Depth of a Fund Board's Assessment?" examines the issue of scale in the investment company business and to what extent Trustees should be asking their advisors for financial analytics that uncover scale, or lack thereof.
The fifth white paper, entitled "The Burgeoning Alternative Investment Funds Market" attempts to clarify the history, genesis, and definition of "AIFs" and the depth to which Board oversight is necessary for this new genre of fund.
The sixth white paper, entitled "Mutual Fund Board Culture - Building an Effective Group of "Watchdogs"" examines the building of a charter, structures, norms, and philosophies behind an effective group of Trustees.
More papers are anticipated periodically; all will be publicly distributed through this website (www.keilfiduciarystrategies.com).
Readers are encouraged to submit ideas for new white paper topics.
