Manager-Investor Conflicts in Mutual Funds
描述了美国共同基金的结构与监管，分析投资者资金流向经理人、经纪人等第三方时产生的利益冲突，并总结近期针对不当交易的法律诉讼与监管提案。
Half of all of U.S. households own shares in one or more mutual funds, either directly or through personal or employer-sponsored retirement accounts. This article describes the structure and regulation of mutual funds and the resulting incentives facing those who make decisions for the funds. After providing some basic institutional details, it focuses on the cash flows from mutual fund investors to fund managers, brokers, and other third parties and the associated conflicts of interest. The article concludes with a summary of recent legal proceedings against mutual fund managers and brokers based on improper trading practices and regulatory proposals to curb those practices.