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Mutual Fund Summit

Link for the archive of the Summit web cast

Fund Democracy and the University of Mississippi School of Law hosted the Mutual Fund Summit on January 24, 2004. The Summit was sponsored by: the Zero Alpha Group, National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, and Financial Planning Association.

The Summit featured a two-hour public panel discussion among leading policymakers in the fund industry. The Summit took place from 10:00 am to noon in the Moot Court Room at the Law School.

The participants in the Summit were as follows:

  • Mercer Bullard (moderator), Founder and President, Fund Democracy; Assistant Professor of Law, University of Mississippi School of Law

  • Barry Barbash, Shearman & Sterling

  • John Bogle, Founder, The Vanguard Group

  • Harvey Goldschmid, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

  • Paul Haaga, Chairman, Investment Company Institute; Executive Vice President and Director, Capital Research and Management Company

  • Don Phillips, Managing Director, Morningstar

  • Linda Dallas Rich, Senior Counsel, Financial Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

  • John Rogers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ariel Capital Management

  • Barbara Roper, Director of Investor Protection, Consumer Federation of America

  • Paul Roye, Director, Division of Investment Management, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

  • Erik Sirri, Walter H. Carpenter Professor of Finance, Babson College

  • Craig Tyle, General Counsel, Investment Company Institute

Related Links:

Information about Participants and Sponsors

Zero Alpha Group Study on Mutual Fund Portfolio Transaction Costs

Fund Democracy Statement on Zero Alpha Group Study