Events

Partner Taylor Brody is set to participate on a panel, “An Update on Closed-End Fund Shareholder Activism,” as part of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum (MFDF) Closed-End Fund Roundtable on July 29 in New York. The event brings together industry leaders to discuss important issues facing boards of closed-end funds, including threats from activist shareholders, oversight of interval and tender offer fund structures, product development, distribution, valuation considerations and liquidity constraints.

Topics include:

• The history of the closed-end fund.
• The rise of activism.
• Key factors in board oversight.
• The future of activism.

Moderator: 

• Mary Joan Hoene, Former Independent Fund Director

Panelists: 

• Joe Obermeyer, Independent Chair, Voya Funds
• Laura Bissell, Senior Managing Director, Okapi Partners
• Taylor Brody, Partner, Stradley Ronon
• Tim Sullivan, Director, Closed-End Fund Association & Managing Director, Chatsworth Securities