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The following links are for sources of information for investment fiduciaries. While they have been chosen because of quality of content and relevance for our designees and the investing public, they are not endorsed by fi360. As with any investment decision, it is the responsibility of the fiduciary to use proper due diligence before following the advice of any of these links.

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Assessments and Certification

• fi360--From self-assessment to CEFEX Certification, fi360 provides the knowledge and tools to perform assessments of conformance to fiduciary standards of excellence, including training for the AIFA designation, the required designation for performing CEFEX Certifications.
• CEFEX--CEFEX is an independent global assessment and certification organisation. It works closely with investment fiduciaries and industry experts to provide comprehensive assessment programs to improve risk management for institutional and retail investors. CEFEX certification helps determine trustworthiness of investment fiduciaries

Blogs

• fi360 Blog--Fi360's blog for investment fiduciaries.
• Pension Risk Matters--The blog of Pension Governance, LLC, written and maintained by Dr. Susan Mangiero, an AIFA designee.
• Special Edition featuring Bud Verfaillie--The blog of Bud Verfaillie, AIFA, of Victory Asset Management.
• New Jersey Law Blog--Since 2004 Stark & Stark has used the New Jersey Law Blog as a tool to keep businesses and individuals updated on legal and legislative developments in the Garden State. More than 40 attorneys regularly contribute information on a variety of topics important to those doing business and living in New Jersey.
• The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog--The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog is sponsored by the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance. The Program seeks to facilitate research and public discourse about corporate governance.
  
  Our weblog will provide updates on working papers, seminars, speakers, and other activities sponsored by the Program. The blog will also provide a forum for communications about corporate governance by individuals associated with the Program–faculty, fellows, and members of the Program’s advisory board–as well as by guest contributors and others.

Corporate Governance and Ethics

• Corporate Governance--Since 1995 the Corporate Governance site at CorpGov.net has facilitated the ability of institutional and individual shareowners to better govern corporations, enhancing both corporate accountability and the creation of wealth.
• Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development--The OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to support sustainable economic growth, boost employment, raise living standards, maintain financial stability, assist other countries' economic development, and contribute to growth in world trade.
• CFA Institute Centre--Ethics and Advocacy in Action: The CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity is the policy authority on ethics in the global capital markets. We promote high ethical standards and investor protections through professional codes of conduct, guidance, and outreach.
• National Association of Personal Financial Advisors--NAPFA Standards of Membership and Affiliation
• National Ethics Bureau--The National Ethics Bureau is a membership organization of background-checked financial professionals. All members have passed our comprehensive, seven-year background check process and have agreed to uphold our standards for membership. Explore the links below to learn more.
• Society of Financial Service Professionals-- Code of professional responsibility of the Society of Financial Service Professionals.
• National Investor Relations Institute--NIRI Regular Member Code of Ethics.
• The Corporate Library--The Corporate Library’s mission is to provide independent corporate governance research and analysis to enable our clients to enhance value.
• Compliance Week--A Weekly Newsletter On Corporate Governance, Risk And Compliance.

Endowments and Foundations

• Board Source--BoardSource, the premiere voice of nonprofit governance, is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors.
• Guide Star--GuideStar's mission is to revolutionize philanthropy and nonprofit practice by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving.
• Foundation and Endowment Money Management--Exclusive news on nonprofits' investment management
• Giving Net--Founded in March 2000 by a group of top community foundations, GivingNet provides products, services, capacity building and R&D to a network of organizations engaged in bringing more and better giving to communities, locally, nationally and globally.
• National Association of College and University Business Officers--NACUBO specifically represents chief business and financial officers through advocacy efforts, community service, and professional development activities. The association's mission is to advance the economic viability and business practices of higher education institutions in fulfillment of their academic missions.
• Council on Foundations--A Washington, DC, area-based nonprofit membership association of more than 2,100 grantmaking foundations and corporations. The assets of Council members total more than $282 billion. As the voice of philanthropy, the Council works to create an environment in which the movement can grow and thrive, and to provide Council members with the products and services they need to do their best work.

Fees and Expenses

• SEC page for calculating mutual fund fees and expenses
• DOL page for understanding retirement plan fees and expenses.

High Net Worth and Personal Trust

• National Association of Estate Planners and Councils--A primary goal of the NAEPC is to encourage specialization programs to increase recognition and acceptance of estate planning as a specialty.

Investment Managers and Portfolio Management

• SEC Division of Investment Management--The Division of Investment Management regulates investment companies (such as mutual funds, closed-end funds, UITs, ETFs, and interval funds), including variable insurance products, and federally registered investment advisers.
• Zero Alpha Group--the Zero Alpha Group (ZAG) is an international network of independent investment advisory firms that manage a total of nearly $5 billion in assets. Members of the Group are committed to providing objective, long-term private wealth management solutions to investors, focusing on asset allocation and a structured, quantitative approach to investing. The firms in the Zero Alpha Group network share a common philosophy about investing and client service - a commitment to passive, tax-managed investment strategies while providing an independent financial planning solution for investors.
• Seeking Alpha--The leading provider of stock market opinion and analysis from blogs, money managers and investment newsletters, and a provider of its own high-value, complementary financial content.
• CFA Institute--CFA Institute is the global, not-for-profit association of investment professionals that awards the CFA and CIPM designations. We promote the highest ethical standards and offer a range of educational opportunities online and around the world.

Laws, regulations and litigation

• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts PACER Service Center--The PACER Service Center is the Federal Judiciary's centralized registration, billing, and technical support center for electronic access to U.S. District, Bankruptcy, and Appellate court records.
• Cornell University Law School--The Legal Information Institute (LII) is a research and electronic publishing activity of the Cornell Law School.
• Lexis Nexis--LexisNexis® is a leading global provider of business information solutions to professionals in law firms, corporations, government, law enforcement, tax, accounting, academic institutions and risk and compliance assessment.
• National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law--provides states with non-partisan, well-conceived and well-drafted legislation that brings clarity and stability to critical areas of the law.

Pension Plans

• Pension Governance, LLC--Pension Governance, LLC is an independent research and analysis company that focuses on benefit plan related investment risk, corporate strategy, valuation and accounting issues, with the fiduciary perspective in mind.
• Plan Sponsor--PLANSPONSOR.com is the nation's leading online resource for pension and retirement issues.
• Plan Adviser--PLANADVISER.com is a leading online resource for advisers and consultants in the retirement plan space looking for practical information on the administration of retirement plans as well as features on practice management and business growth.
• 401k Help Center--Unbiased information for plan sponsors, retirement professionals, small business and plan participants.

Public Employee Retirement Systems

• National Association of State Retirement Administrators--NASRA is a non-profit association whose members are the directors of the nation's state, territorial, and largest statewide public retirement systems.
• Public Pensions Online--Public Pensions Online is a gateway to information and resources about the public pension industry – headline news, industry features, reports from Washington, D.C., and from state capitals, perspectives from industry professionals, research resources and countless links to industry-related organizations.
• Council of Institutional Investors--The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is a nonprofit association of public, union and corporate pension funds with combined assets that exceed $3 trillion. Member funds are major long-term shareowners with a duty to protect the retirement assets of millions of American workers.

Risk Management

• International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.--Since its inception, ISDA has pioneered efforts to identify and reduce the sources of risk in the derivatives and risk management business. Among its most notable accomplishments are: developing the ISDA Master Agreement; publishing a wide range of related documentation materials and instruments covering a variety of transaction types; producing legal opinions on the enforceability of netting and collateral arrangements (available only to ISDA members); securing recognition of the risk-reducing effects of netting in determining capital requirements; promoting sound risk management practices, and advancing the understanding and treatment of derivatives and risk management from public policy and regulatory capital perspectives.

Socially Responsible Investing

• United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment--An investor initiative in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact
• Social, Ethical and Environmental Investing and Consuming & Corporate Accountability--Some facts, figures and trivia about SRI.
• Social Investment Forum--Advancing socially and environmentally responsible investing
• KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.--the leading authority on social research and indexes for institutional investors.