The Investment Company Institute and the Federal Bar Association are gearing up for the 2013 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference, which takes place March 17-20, 2013, in Palm Desert, Calif., and which `will likely feature several sessions involving money fund regulation. The keynote on Monday morning (3/18) will be delivered by Norm Champ, Director of the Division of Investment Management of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, so we're guessing that this should be the next major update on the status of money fund regulations. ICI General Counsel Karrie McMillan will speak prior to Champ, and she likely will discuss money fund regulations. A panel Monday afternoon entitled, "Money Market Funds: The Regulatory Hot Potato," moderated by ICI's Jane Heinrichs will feature: Goldman Sachs' Dave Fishman, Charles Schwab's Rick Holland, Reed Smith's Stephen Keen, and the SEC's Craig Lewis. (Crane Data's Peter Crane will be in Palm Desert covering the event.)