By Alan R. Palmiter & Ahmed E. Taha — Despite the fact that mutual funds’ past performance is not a good predictor of future returns, mutual fund companies routinely advertise the returns of their best funds.
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Knut Rostad’s Letter to New York Times’ David F Swensen’s Op-ed
August 26, 2011 – Institute Letter to The New York Times supports David F. Swensen’s Op-ed.
Institute for the Fiduciary Standard – Advisorone.com
August 23, 2011 – “New Institute for the Fiduciary Standard Elevates the Conversation,” Bob Clark, AdvisorOne
Fiduciary Standard Launch – Investmentnews.com
August 22, 2011 – Fiduciary-standard-gets-new-and-influential-advocate (pdf)
On the Regulation of Investment Advisory Services: Where do we go from here?
On July 14, 2011 SIFMA submitted comments to the SEC on a proposed framework for establishing a uniform fiduciary standard of conduct for broker-dealers. SIFMA’s proposal departs from the fiduciary standard as set forth under the Advisers Act of 1940 and, if adopted, would be particularly harmful to retail investors.
Mutual Fund Merry-Go-Round
August 13, 2011 – David F. Swensen, Chief Investment Officer of Yale University calls for fiduciary duty for brokers in an Op-Ed in The New York Times, August 13, 2011, “The Mutual Fund Merry-Go Round.” He writes: “the S.E.C. should hold the mutual fund industry to a “fiduciary standard,” one that puts clients’ interests first. […]
