SEC's Division of Investment Management to Host Third Annual Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - May 27, 2025) - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management announced it will host the third annual Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The conference will bring together a variety of asset management industry participants, regulators, and academics to discuss emerging trends in asset management. The full agenda, with a list of speakers, is available at the conference’s webpage.

Conference sessions will include:

• Forever Young: Former IM Directors Reflect on 85 Years of the '40 Acts
• Digital Assets and Tokenization
• Product Proliferation and Innovation in Registered Funds
• Retail Access to Private Markets

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, Investment Management Division Director Natasha Vij Greiner, division staff, and panelists from outside the SEC will participate in the conference.

The conference is open to the public both in person at SEC Headquarters and via live webcast at www.sec.gov from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET. Individuals planning to attend the conference in person should register, but registration is not necessary for those attending virtually. The conference will be archived on SEC.gov for later viewing.

The Division of Investment Management is responsible for administering the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. It develops regulatory policy for investment advisers and investment companies, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other funds and products in the asset management industry. To learn more information about asset management and the work of the division, please visit IM’s webpage.