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On Thursday 3rd October, Fund Boards Council held the first of its new Governance Series seminars. These half-day seminars aim to give attendees the chance to drill down into the details of a particular aspect of governance with leading academics and experts in their field.
Well, we have to start (again) somewhere… Being a NED is not easy. It is never going to be easy. Being a new shiny “independent” NED even less so, but…
Today’s FTfm leads with an article examining some of the challenges for asset managers hiring new independent directors.
An enigmatic fund manager may work well in the press, but fund boards need open, honest and engaged dialogue with both the investor and their team to ensure proper governance is upheld, says JB Beckett
This article on the changing shape of global asset management from Bloomberg News is getting a lot of attention. It suggests that the industry is at a “watershed moment” and,…
In a recent article for Funds Europe, Shiv Taneja, founder and chief executive of the Fund Boards Council outlines some of serious governance questions thrown open by the Woodford situation.…
In measuring Assessment of Value, and especially within non-financial factors, expect ESG to get a fair amount of air-time in UK fund boardrooms, as a possible means to spell out…
Linda is a Fund Boards Council member, and recently met with FBC for a wide-ranging chat about her career, the work she is currently doing, the Financial Conduct Authority’s Assessment Management Market Study, and more. What follows is excerpt of that discussion.
Fund Boards Council (FBC) today announces that it has appointed nine leading fund governance experts to its Advisory Council. The Advisory Council, which recently held its first meeting, will support…
The experience of master trusts – a defined contribution, occupational pension scheme set up as a trust for multiple employers – in assessing value for money may prove instructive for UK authorised fund managers just getting in on the act.
In this article, experienced board chair and iNED and Fund Boards Council member, David Butcher, reflects on the governance challenges facing AFM boards and the learnings that they can take from the experience of Master Trusts.
Franklin Templeton Fund Management Limited has today announced that it has appointed three independent non-executive directors to its board, more than the minimum requirement of two iNEDs. This is another example of UK fund managers supporting the FCA’s initiative to deliver greater independence, transparency and value through board governance.
Fund Boards Council today announces that it has partnered with leading investment TV channel, Asset TV, to produce a series of videos that will provide Fund Board Council’s members with…
Bringing external expertise in: Fund Boards Council talks to Henrietta Jowitt, Deputy Director General, CBI about what iNEDs from outside the asset management industry can bring to the industry’s boardrooms.
We are delighted to announce the launch of Fund Boards Council, a new membership organisation dedicated to supporting board members as they seek to enhance governance and transparency in the mutual fund industry.
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Report shines a light on the underlying composition of UK funds’ costs and fees The need to start producing detailed and meaningful AoV reports is topping the agenda in many…
by Elizabeth Pfeuti, Rhotic Media noun: bootcamp — a short, intensive, and rigorous course of training. Never let it be said that UK Fund Boards is guilty of false advertising.…
Sold-out Boot Camp demonstrates strong interest in mutual fund board iNED roles UK Fund Boards announces it is to create a membership organisation for fund board directors Over 130 aspiring…
2019 promises to be a busy and eventful year for anyone with an interest in fund board governance and UK Fund Boards aims to be right here with you –…
…when I set up UK Fund Boards in April, I had this well-intentioned idea of making sure the FCA’s Asset Management Market Study was well-understood by the UK asset management community, and…
The Investment Association’s CEO, Chris Cummings, to be keynote speaker at iNED Boot Camp UK Fund Boards is delighted to announce that Chris Cummings, CEO of The Investment Association, will…
UK Fund Boards recently caught up with governance expert, Philip Warland to discuss how fund board governance has changed over the years, what UK fund boards can learn from the…
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This content is available to full FBC members only – members should login to your account to access. Click here for more information about membership options: FBC Membership…
Jane Trust: Senior Managing Director, Legg Mason & President and CEO of the Legg Mason-affiliated funds Jane Trust makes no bones about the fact that UK fund boards have a…
Assessment of Value or Value for Money? “Some investors are not well placed to find better value for themselves, and can be relatively insensitive to the price of asset management…
Whilst you were OOO It’s been a busy summer for UK Fund Boards, not least of all with the planning involved for the first UKFB Senior Managers Roundtable (SMR) scheduled…
For a mutual fund to put its fund-holders interests above all ought to be straightforward; but for the largest global asset managers, many of whom are publicly-listed giants with trillions…
Required holiday reading for aspiring independent fund board directors Perfect timing! As many starting packing for their summer holidays, the Financial Reporting Council, this morning released the 2018 UK Corporate Governance…
Through June 2018, the board composition of over 180 UK investment trust were evaluated across a range of metrics. The data came from multiple sources, including directly from the firms themselves, their annual reports as well as a range of other publicly available sources.
Inaugural interview – Graham Goodhew: Independent Non-Executive Director & Investment Funds’ Corporate Governance Expert Graham’s life can best be described as working-in-retirement as after a career spanning some 40…
All rather mysterious Intangible and not very well understood, UK fund boards are going to have to start getting to grips with the importance of board culture, as a new…
Are you UK fund board ready? Earlier this week, on the 5th of June, UK Fund Boards had the great pleasure of speaking to an enthusiastic and engaged group of…
Thank you! Extremely grateful for the very generous press coverage this morning at the launch of The State of UK Fund Boards study. Several of the key issues in the…
Through April and May 2018, the board composition of over 110 UK fund managers was evaluated across a range of metrics. The data came from multiple sources, including directly from the firms themselves, as well as a range of publicly available sources. In addition, UKFB also conducted a series of interviews with several managers in May 2018.