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Jones v. Harris Associates

Supreme Court Rules on When Mutual Fund Fees are too High

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 at 12:49 pm

The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Jones v. Harris Associates, addressing the standard for when mutual fund fees are too high. Background Under §36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 the “the investment adviser of a registered investment company shall be deemed to have a fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of… » Read More

Will the Supreme Court Affect Mutual Fund Fees?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 7:00 am

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard the arguments on a case involving mutual fund fees. The case is trying to reconcile the standard for when mutual fund fees are too high. Under §36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 the “the investment adviser of a registered investment company shall be deemed to have a… » Read More

A Flurry of Stories on Mutual Fund Fees

Thursday, August 20th, 2009 at 7:00 am

Over the last few days there has been renewed interest in the upcoming Supreme Court case that will should rule on the fees charged by mutual funds. Back in May, I published Supreme Court to Decide on Investment Company Act Case after they agreed to hear Jones v. Harris Associates, L.P. I didn’t expect much… » Read More

Supreme Court to Decide on Investment Company Act Case

Friday, May 29th, 2009 at 7:00 am

There has been a lot of focus on the Supreme Court’s acceptance of the PCAOB case: Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB (08-861). It squarely addresses an interesting administrative law question. I also find it interesting that this case originates from the last bout of financial fraud in the press (the collapse of Enron) and comes… » Read More