Legal Opinion

Northstar Financial Advisors Inc. v. Schwab Investments

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 9, 2015No. 11-17187PublishedCited by 119 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KORMAN, District Judge:

The. Investment Company Act (“ICA”) establishes a comprehensive federal regulatory framework applicable to mutual funds. See 15 U.S.C. § 80a-l et seq. More specifically, it provides that a mutual fund’s registration statement must recite all investment policies that can be changed only by shareholder vote. 15 U.S.C. § 80a-8(b). Deviation from policies so designated violates § 13(a) of the ICA. 15 U.S.C. § 80a-13(a)(3). This appeal arises out of a class action on behalf of investors who allege that the managers of the Schwab Total Bond Market Fund (“Fund”) failed…

2Cases cited70 opinions

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