This afternoon, starting at 1pm eastern, the ProShares team will host a webcast, entitled "Demystifying Thematic ETFs: Positioning the Story Behind Them."

James "Jim" Fitzpatrick Nicsa President, CEO

On Wednesday, the Nicsa team will kick off their 2021 Strategic Leadership Forum. The three-day virtual conference's theme is "The Year of the Relationship."

Also on Wednesday, starting at 11:15am eastern, the Mutual Fund Directors Forum (MFDF) team will continue their Director Discussion Series with another open forum via Zoom, this time for independent directors and chief compliance officers based on the West Coast. Then on Thursday, starting at 2pm eastern, the MFDF team will host a webinar, entitled "ESG, Proxy Voting and Engagement — Where DOL and SEC Regulation has Been and Where it May be Going."

Also on Wednesday, starting at 12pm eastern, the DAI Partners team will host their next Tearing Down the Pink Wall media briefing. The online event is themed "Outlook 2021: Diversity in the World of Financial Services, Asset Allocation and ESG Trends."

Also on Wednesday, the Credit Suisse team will kick off their 22nd annual Financial Services Forum. This time the three-day event will be virtual. Seth Bernstein, president and CEO of AllianceBernstein, and Ali Dibadj, chief financial officer of AB, will speak at the conference on Thursday, as will Allison Dukes, CO of Invesco.

Nominations for the 2020 ETF.com Awards are due by Sunday. Winners will be honored at a virtual event in April.

This week, on the defined contribution side of the industry, the teams at the DoL, Fi360, and WiPN will host online events. MFWire's sister publication, 401kWire, has more details. 

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