Committees

NICSA has over 250 volunteers participating in the Association through service on the Board of Directors and Committees. Committee participation is open to any employee of a NICSA Member firm.  For more information about committee service, or to volunteer to serve on a NICSA Committee, please contact Michele Liston at: mliston@nicsa.org.

Board of Directors The NICSA Board of Directors is comprised of representatives from NICSA member firms and provides strategic vision and guidance for the association.  Board Roster

 

Alternative Investments Committee The Alternative Investments Committee provides content expertise for the development of educational offerings beyond the traditional niche of Registered Investment Companies.  Typically the Committee plans periodic multi-city half day seminars as well as holds monthly best practice-sharing calls and planning webinars for committee members.  Committee Roster

 

Annual Conference Committee The Annual Conference Committee serves as the content planning committee for the Annual Conference, held in Florida in February.  Committee Roster

 

Compliance and Risk Management Committee The Compliance and Risk Management Committee contributes sessions for the Annual Conference, General Membership and regional meetings, webinars and will, on occasion, produce a White Paper on a topic of interest.  Meeting monthly, they also share best practices among the firms represented on the committee.  Committee Roster

 

Distribution Committee The Distribution Committee draws on its own members as well as noted journalists and industry experts to produce high quality content for webinars and, in the past, Distribution workshops.  Committee Roster

 

East Coast Regional Committee The East Coast Regional Committee supplies content for the Fall General Membership Meeting, the Knowledge Center, and a spring face-to-face meeting, usually in the mid-Atlantic region.  Committee Roster

 

Fund Administration and Custody Committee Meeting quarterly, the Fund Administration and Custody Committee shares best practices amongst its members and furnishes content for the Annual Conference as well as Regional Meetings and webinars.  Committee Roster

 

General Membership Meeting Committee The General Membership Committee serves as the content planning resource for the General Membership Meeting, held in Boston in early fall.  Committee Roster

 

Investment Operations Committee The Investment Operations Committee contributes sessions for the Annual Conference, General Membership Meeting, Regional Conferences and webinars.  The Committee also serves as a networking opportunity for its members. Membership in this Committee is currently open only to representatives from asset managers. Committee Roster

 

Legal and Regulatory Committee The Legal and Regulatory Committee is primarily a networking group comprised of individuals with an interest in legislative and regulatory issues. Committee Roster

 

Midwest Regional Committee The Midwest Regional Committee supplies content for the Fall General Membership Meeting, the NICSA Knowledge Center, and holds one or more face-to-face meetings each year – usually in the Chicago/Milwaukee area.  Committee Roster

 

Retirement Committee The Retirement Committee contributes sessions for the Annual Conference, General Membership Meeting, Regional Conferences and webinars.  The Committee also serves as a networking opportunity for its members. Committee Roster

 

Small Fund Firm Networking Committee The Small Fund Firm Networking Committee contributes sessions for the Annual Conference, General Membership Meeting, Regional Conferences and webinars.  The Committee also serves as a networking opportunity for its members. Membership in this Committee is currently open only to representatives from asset managers. Committee Roster

 

Tax Committee The Tax Committee contributes sessions for the Annual Conference, General Membership Meeting, Regional Conferences and webinars on tax-related issues.  The Committee also serves as a networking opportunity for its members. Committee Roster

 

Technology Committee The Technology Committee contributes sessions for the Annual Conference, General Membership Meeting, Regional Conferences and webinars on technology-related topics.  The Committee also serves as a networking opportunity for its members. Committee Roster

 

Transfer Agent Committee The Transfer Agent Committee contributes sessions for the Annual Conference, General Membership Meeting, Regional Conferences and webinars on Transfer Agent-related topics.  The Committee also serves as a networking opportunity for its members. Committee Roster

 

UIT Committee The UIT Committee focuses on specific day-to-day business support issues, with a goal of looking to increase operational, technological and educational efficiencies amongst UIT Sponsors and the Firms who provide support services to those Sponsors.  Committee Roster

 

Webinar Advisory Committee The Webinar Committee develops content and sources speakers for webinars throughout the year.    Committee Roster
Committee Calendar

 

West Coast Regional Committee The West Coast Regional Committee supplies content for the  Fall General Membership Meeting, the  Knowledge Center, and one or more face-to-face meetings (usually two) held in San Francisco in the fall, and Los Angeles in the spring.  Committee Roster

 

 

Additional NICSA Committee Information and Resources

2012 NICSA Committee MVP Awards

NICSA Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

NICSA Committee Resources