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Joint Infoshare: Alternative Investments & Regulated Investment Companies Communities

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3.00 Credits

Member Price $159.00

Non-Member Price $239.00

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MassCPAs Joint Infoshare with Alternative Investments & Regulated Investment Companies Community

This dynamic program brings together regulators, industry experts, and practitioners to deliver timely updates and actionable insights across three key areas shaping today's investment management landscape. Planned discussions include SEC and regulatory developments, private credit and the retailization of alternatives, and AI in investment management operations, along with emerging trends impacting funds, advisers, and investment managers.

Breakfast & Networking included

Massachusetts firms/companies with fewer than 50 staff can be reimbursed up to 100% of the cost of training and firms/companies with 50-100 employees can be reimbursed up to 50% of the cost of training. You must register for the course and apply for reimbursement through the Massachusetts Workforce Training Express Fund website a minimum of three weeks prior to the start of the course to be eligible. The course code for this program is C-11155. To learn more, click here or contact Julia Ekelund at jekelund@necpas.org.


Wednesday, October 28

General Session

- Breakfast and Networking

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- Registration Opens

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- SEC Update and Regulatory Reaction Panel

Michael Frac, CPA, US Securities & Exchange Commission Boston District Office

Michael Frac

Michael Frac, CPA is an Assistant Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Frac joined the SEC in September 2026 after spending 15 years with KPMG, most recently serving as a Managing Director. During his time at KPMG, Frac held a progression of audit roles, including Audit Associate, Senior Audit Associate, Audit Manager, Senior Audit Manager and Managing Director. He served as Managing Director from 2023 until joining the SEC in 2026. Frac earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from Villanova University and is a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania.

Ryan Moore, Deloitte LLP

Ryan Moore

As an Assistant Chief Accountant within the Division of Investment Management at the SEC, Ryan assists the Chief Accountant in interpreting new accounting regulations and directing the financial reporting and accounting practices of investment companies in compliance with the federal securities laws. Prior joining the SEC, Ryan was a Senior Manager at Deloitte, where he primarily served clients in the investment management industry and was also appointed to assist the Investment Management Industry group in resolving industry consultations on accounting, financial reporting and auditing issues as well as developing Firm guidance for practitioners. Ryan is a CPA, member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA in 2003.

Steven Kenney, KPMG LLP

Steven Kenney

Steve Kenney, CPA is an Audit Partner at KPMG and a member of the firm’s Department of Professional Practice. Kenney previously served as a Professional Accounting Fellow in the Accounting Group of the Office of the Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he advised the Commission and staff on accounting matters, registrant consultations involving novel and complex transactions, FASB standard setting and Commission rulemaking. During his time at the SEC, Kenney worked on accounting topics including debt and equity, financial assets and derivatives, consolidation and equity method accounting, financial reporting matters and crypto assets, with a focus on the investment management and insurance industries. Prior to joining the SEC, Kenney spent more than 10 years with KPMG in audit and professional practice roles.

Jaime Eichen, EY

Jaime Eichen

Jaime Eichen, CPA is a Partner at EY in the New York City metropolitan area. Eichen has been a Partner with the firm since 2014 and previously spent more than nine years as a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young LLP. Prior to returning to EY, Eichen spent nearly seven years with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management. She served as Chief Accountant from 2011 to 2014 and previously served as Assistant Chief Accountant from 2008 to 2011.

Michael Davoli III, MSA, Fidelity Investments

Michael Davoli III

Michael Davoli is Vice President, Alternatives Oversight at Fidelity Investments, where he previously served as Director of Alternatives Oversight. His work includes oversight of alternative investment products, including private equity, real assets and private credit. Prior to joining Fidelity, Davoli spent more than 11 years with PwC in Alternative Investments Assurance, where he performed audits of alternative investment vehicles including business development companies, private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds and funds of funds. Davoli earned a Master of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He also serves as Co-Chair of the NECPAs Alternative Investments Committee.

Hear directly from SEC representatives on the latest regulatory developments, proposed rulemaking and emerging priorities affecting regulated investment companies and alternative investment products. An expert panel of industry professionals will then discuss the practical implications for fund managers, service providers and investors, followed by a Q&A and discussion.

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- Private Credit and the Retailization of Alternatives

Alexander Bourdony, CPA

Alexander Bourdony

Alex Bourdony, CPA is Chief Accounting Officer at Deerpath, where he oversees the operations team responsible for fund accounting and financial reporting. Bourdony joined Deerpath in 2021 and has 23 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Deerpath, Bourdony worked as a technical accounting consultant, both independently and with RSM, with a focus on the financial services and lending industry. He previously served as Loans and Deposits Accounting Director at Santander Bank and Controller at Salus Capital and was part of several controller teams at Bank of America. Bourdony earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Providence College and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Dan Paulos, EY

Alexander Johnson, CPA, EY

Joseph Siravo, Deloitte LLP

As alternative investments increasingly reach retail investors, firms are confronting new questions around product structure, valuation, tax, liquidity, reporting and operations. Using private credit as a case study, this panel will examine the broader democratization of alternatives, and the opportunities, risks and practical challenges that arise as traditionally institutional strategies are adapted for retail investors.

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- Networking Break

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- AI in Investment Management Operations

Gena Sullivan, PwC LLP

Erik Ernst, Grant Thornton LLP

How is AI changing alternative investment and regulated fund operations? Hear from investment managers, fund administrators and professional services firms on practical applications spanning NAV calculations, performance analysis, valuation, investor communications, reporting and back-office processes. Panelists will also address the controls, validation and governance needed to manage risk and build confidence in AI-generated results. 

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- Closing Remarks

This session is available to registrants only.

See Who's Coming
  • Stephen Allegrezza - Pathlight Capital (Boston, 02110)
  • Elizabeth Bayston - MFS Investment Management (Boston, 02199)
  • Dean Brodeur - HarbourVest Partners LLC (Boston, 02111)
  • Lauren Campson - Deloitte LLP (Boston, 02110)
  • Scott Carson - Deloitte LLP (Boston, 02110)
  • Michael Davoli - Fidelity Investments (Boston, 02110)
  • Jaime Eichen - EY (New York, 10036)
  • Daniel Ferry - KPMG LLP (Boston, 02111)
  • Erika Giacchetto - EY (Boston, 02116)
  • Nancy Gogan - PwC LLP (Boston, 02210)
  • Joan Hon - Deloitte LLP (Boston, 02110)
  • Alexander Johnson - EY (Boston, 02116)
  • Steven Kenney - KPMG LLP (Boston, 02111)
  • Sarah Kindzerske - KPMG LLP (Boston, 02111)
  • Bailee Mattos - MFS Investment Management (Boston, 02199)
  • Kelly McGovern - Deloitte LLP (Boston, 02110)
  • Kathryn McNaughton - PwC LLP (Boston, 02210)
  • Ryan Moore - Deloitte LLP (Boston, 02110)
  • Alyssa Morin - PwC LLP (Boston, 02210)
  • Craig Parker - MFS Investment Management (Boston, 02199)
  • Xiangfei Ren - EY (Boston, 02116)
  • Joseph Siravo - Deloitte LLP (Boston, 02110)
  • Victoria Stahre - Abacus Finance (Portsmouth, 03801)
  • Ryan Sturma - CohnReznick (Boston, 02109)
  • Gena Sullivan - PwC LLP (Boston, 02210)
  • Lei Sun - EY (Boston, 02116)
  • Basil Vergados - Deloitte LLP (Boston, 02110)
Participants in NECPAs events and programs agree to abide by the Society’s Code of Conduct.

Non-Member Price $239.00

Member Price $159.00