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Nicole Boyson: How to Spot Financial Advisor Conflicts of Interest
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Mar 4, 2020
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Our guest this week is Nicole Boyson. Boyson is the Patrick F. and Helen C. Walsh Research Professor at Northeastern University's D’Amore-McKim School of Business, where she teaches and conducts research in the areas of investments and corporate finance. Professor Boyson has authored numerous publications and referee journals, with a focus on regulatory arbitrage, hedge fund management, and hedge fund activism. She also recently published a provocative working paper on financial advisor conflicts of interest entitled, "The Worst of Both Worlds? Dual-Registered Investment Advisers." A certified public accountant, Professor Boyson serves on the Editorial Board of the Financial Analysts Journal. She received her bachelor's degree from Kent State University, her MBA from Case Western Reserve University, and her Ph.D. in Finance from Ohio State University. Professor Boyson is active on social media, where she can be found on Twitter at @nikir1.Background and Influences Nicole Boyson’s home page Nicole Boyson’s Twitter profile @nikir1 Josh Brown’s Twitter profile @reformedbroker Wes Gray’s Twitter profile @alphaarchitect Max Schatzow’s Twitter profile @advisercounsel Investment Company Institute (ICI) Fact Books Published Research: Hedge Fund Activism“Corporate Governance and Hedge Fund Activism” by Nicole Boyson and Robert Mooradian; Review of Derivates Research, volume 14, no. 2, 2011 “Activism Mergers” by Nicole Boyson, Nickolay Gantchev, and Anil Shivdasani; Journal of Financial Economics; Oct. 23, 2015 Published Research: Female Hedge Fund Managers“The Performance of Female Hedge Fund Managers” by Rajesh Aggarwal and Nicole Boyson; Review of Financial Economics; Feb. 3, 2016 Published Research: Hedge Funds and Contagion“Hedge Fund Contagion and Liquidity Shocks” by Nicole Boyson, Christof Stahel, and Rene Stulz; Journal of Finance, volume 55, no. 5; October 2010 Financial Advisor ConflictsWorking Paper: “The Worst of Both Worlds? Dual-Registered Investment Advisers” by Nicole Boyson “Report of the Committee on Compensation Practices” dated April 10, 1995SEC Final Rule “Certain Broker-Dealers Deemed Not to Be Investment Advisers”Rick Ferri’s website “Ferri: There are No Average Investors,” The Long View podcast, July 3, 2019SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) websiteFinancial Planning Association v. Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC Final Rule: “Regulation Best Interest: The Broker-Dealer Standard of Conduct”SEC Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative “SEC Share Class Initiative Returning More Than $125 Million to Investors”
Released:
Mar 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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