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SEC Signals to Boards: Put Highly Leveraged ETFs on Ice

Levered ETFs, overall, represent $105 billion, but there are only a handful of 3X products on the market, which are mostly from Direxion.

‘It’s Disgusting’: Infinity Q Fallout Sparks Blame Game

More than five years after the collapse of the Infinity Q Diversified Alpha Fund, various parties are still apportioning blame to each other for the $500 million-plus fraud.

Two Diamond Hill Directors Bow Out After First Eagle Acquisition

Three former Diamond Hill directors have become emeritus directors at First Eagle. The two firms combined last week to become a $186 billion shop.

Succession Planning After an Unexpected Advisor Departure

Gamco Investors’ Mario Gabelli was hospitalized recently and is on leave. Fund boards must be prepared for unexpected changes at the management level, directors say.

The Risks Directors Aren’t Talking About Enough

Douglas Dick, co-chair of Dechert’s financial services group, flags email exposure, whistleblowers and rising geopolitical threats.

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