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 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
Published Research: Female Hedge Fund Managers
Published Research: Hedge Funds and Contagion
Financial Advisor Conflicts
Working Paper: “The Worst of Both Worlds? Dual-Registered Investment Advisers” by Nicole Boyson
“Report of the Committee on Compensation Practices” dated April 10, 1995
SEC Final Rule “Certain Broker-Dealers Deemed Not to Be Investment Advisers”
“Ferri: There are No Average Investors,” The Long View podcast, July 3, 2019
SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) website
Financial Planning Association v. Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC 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”