PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - John A. Haslem TI - Issues in Mutual Fund Distribution AID - 10.3905/jwm.2016.18.4.036 DP - 2016 Jan 31 TA - The Journal of Wealth Management PG - 36--58 VI - 18 IP - 4 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/18/4/36.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/18/4/36.full AB - This article provides an in-depth discussion of important issues related to mutual fund distribution. The first two topics are fund distribution channel characteristics and Rule 12b-1 fees and distribution. Distribution channel characteristics discuss direct channel, advice channel, retirement channel, institutional channel, supermarket channel, and multiple-share classes. Rule 12b-1 fees and distribution discuss the adoption of Rule 12b-1, Rule 12b-1 after adoption, current 12b-1 fees, issues with 12b-1 fees, and a summary of 12b-1 fees attributes. The remaining topics include directsold and broker-sold services, Rule 12b-1 fees and revenue sharing, revenue sharing issues, “soft-dollar” trading, distribution and flows, opacity and agency conflicts, expenseshifting agency conflicts, and intermediated distribution and portfolio managers.TOPICS: Mutual funds/passive investing/indexing, legal/regulatory/public policy