While mutual fund directors looking ahead to the incoming Trump Administration are unlikely to experience major changes in their core duties and activities, they can expect to see a number of incremental changes that could significantly affect the regulatory landscape for funds and investment advisers, and thus fund directors indirectly. These changes likely will relate to the substance, scope, and pace of new regulations, how the Securities and Exchange Commission approaches enforcement actions, and how the SEC addresses new and innovative products and asset classes (e.g., crypto or retail access to private assets). By reading the tea leaves – including speeches and statements of the Republican commissioners over the past couple of years – we can make some educated guesses as to how the SEC is likely to approach challenges facing the advisers and independent directors they oversee.
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