Events
Event: The Origins of Shareholder Advocacy Conference Subject: Shareholder Advocacy Discussant: Professor Tamar Frankel Date: November 6-7, 2009 Time: 8:30am Nov.6 - 2:40pm Nov.7 EST Place: Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance; Yale School of Management; New Haven, CT Event: (NAPFA) National Association of personal Financial Advisors Compliance conference for RIA’s and Personal Financial Advisors Speaker: Professor Tamar Frankel “Fiduciary Duties and Financial Consultants: Why They Are Imposed, and Why They Matter” Some of the more intriguing questions regarding the application of fiduciary duties to personal financial advisors are addressed, including the reasons for their imposition, whether fiduciary duties can be negated through contract with the client, and the nature of informed consent when a conflict of interest exists.
Date: June 3, 2009 Time: 7:15 am -5:15pm - EST Place: Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center National Harbor, MD Contact: www.NAPFAS.org Event: U.S. Congress- Testimony before the Committee on Financial Services Subject: Alleged Madoff Investment Scam Date: January 5, 2009 Time: 2:00pm- EST Place: Washington D.C. Room 2188 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Chairman Paul Kanjorski chaired a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the $50 billion investment scam allegedly engineered by Bernard L. Madoff that is the subject of multiple investigations. The hearing titled” Assessing the Madoff Ponzi Scheme and the Need for Regulatory Reform” focused on the need to rewrite the laws governing the U.S. financial markets. Members testifying before the Committee:
Tamar Frankel - Professor, Boston University Law School Goldstein, Allan - Investor Harbeck, Stephen P. - Pres. and CEO, SIPC Kotz, David H. - Inspector General, SEC Metzger, Leon M. - Lecturer, Yale Univ. The hearings were televised over C-SPAN. Here's the link to watch the hearings. Event: Television Interview- Re: Madoff Case Presenter: Professor Tamar Frankel Date: December 22, 2008 Time: 11:00am- EST Television interview ( wait a moment for the advertisement to complete.)
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