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2017 Frankel Fiduciary Prize

Awarded to Barbara Roper

Barbara Roper
Barbara Roper

About the Frankel Fiduciary Prize

The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard established the Frankel Fiduciary Prize to honor individuals who advance fiduciary principles. The Frankel Fiduciary Prize will be awarded annually to a person who has made significant contributions to the preservation and advancement of fiduciary principles in public life. The prize is named after Professor Tamar Frankel of the Boston University School of Law.  You can learn more about Professor Frankel’s research on fiduciary law here.

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2017 Frankel Fiduciary Prize Award Program Videos

Barbara Roper accepting the Frankel Fiduciary Prize for 2017
Barbara Roper accepting the Frankel Fiduciary Prize for 2017

James Fleming Welcome to Boston University Law


Knut A. Rostad introduction to the program

Brooksley Born on Tamar Frankel

Arthur Laby interview of Tamar Frankel

Panel of industry leaders discuss fiduciary duties at a tipping point in 2017

Presentation of the Frankel Fiduciary Award to Barbara Roper

Institute & Industry Leaders

 

Chris Cannon, board member of the Institute's Real Fiduciary™ Practices and CFA Society Orlando, interviews Boston University Professor of Law Emerita, Tamar Frankel.

Frankel explains what led her to spend her career focusing on fiduciary law, what it means to be a fiduciary, and what conflicts of interest exist within the advisory space. She then offers her thoughts on what regulators should do to help eliminate these conflicts.

Carolyn McClanahan

 

"With the advent of 401(k)s and the decimation of pension plans to ensure financial security in old age, a fiduciary standard is more important than ever. The public needs to be confidant that advisors helping them plan for their retirement years always and only act in their best interest as a fiduciary. I'm happy to endorse organizations such as the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard that promote protections for those who need to secure their financial future."

- Carolyn McClanahan, Founder of Life Planning Partners