How to Build on the Success of 401(k)s
The trend toward 401(k) plans has strengthened Americans’ prospects for secure retirement, as I...
Washington Post Column Repeats Money Market Fund Myths
A recent column published by the Washington Post unfortunately repeats misperceptions and falsehoods...
Avoiding Disclosure Overload in Fund Financial Statements
Shareholders of SEC-registered investment companies regularly receive detailed financial statements...
ICI Responds to Geithner Letter to FSOC on Money Market Funds
Today, ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens made the following comment in response to a letter...
Achieving Real Consensus on Money Market Funds
We are disappointed to see Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro (“In the...
U.S. Prime Money Market Funds Remain Cautious with Respect to Eurozone Holdings
Over the summer, prime money market funds marginally increased their holdings of eurozone issuers...
401(k) Plans: Key in Helping Americans Achieve Secure Retirement
I submitted the following letter to the New York Times in response to a recent column on 401(k)...
Ensuring Effective and Reasonable Data Collection on 529 Plans
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) has proposed a regulation that would increase the...
Clearing Away the Misconceptions About Money Market Funds
A recent New York Times column contains a slew of mischaracterizations regarding recent developments...
Creating Derivatives Rules That Work Globally
Derivatives—which include instruments such as options, futures, and swaps—are important portfolio...
The Public Deserves Accurate Reporting of the Debate over Money Market Funds
The Financial Times has recently published a story that significantly distorts recent developments...
Regulators and Industry Exchange FATCA Insights at ICI and ICI Global Webinar
Senior officials from the U.S. Treasury Department and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...
JOBS Act Proposal Fails on Investor Protection
Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposal to implement an important part...
Money Market Funds Work for Retirement Savers
As they’ve examined possible changes for money market funds, regulators have heard from an...
Correcting the Record: The Power of the SEC’s 2010 Money Market Fund Reforms
We’ve spent several days pointing out the myths and misstatements that regulators have put forward...
Correcting the Record: Investor Protections in the SEC’s 2010 Money Market Fund Reforms
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: One of the most puzzling aspects of regulators’...
Correcting the Record: What Money Market Fund Investors Know
U.S. money market funds are one of the most transparent financial products on the planet.
Correcting the Record: Uncovering Regulators’ False Narrative of 2008
The regulators who are campaigning for structural changes in money market funds are building their...
Correcting the Record on Money Market Funds
Bad information can’t give rise to good policy. Unfortunately, the regulators who are campaigning...
The SEC’s Data Dump on Money Market Funds Is Misleading
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally delivered on Chairman Mary Schapiro’s June...
Better Disclosure: Distinguishing 529 Plans from Traditional Municipal Bond Offerings
The fund industry strongly supports effective public disclosure to ensure that retail and...
Financial Times Column Mischaracterizes the Debate over Money Market Funds
We were disappointed to see how Gillian Tett’s recent Financial Times column (“The Achilles Heel of...
How the Model Intergovernmental Agreement Reduces FATCA Burdens
The U.S. Treasury Department has made significant progress with its July 26 release of a model...
A Look at Traditional IRA Investors’ Withdrawal Activity
When and how do households take withdrawals from their traditional individual retirement accounts...
Summing Up Investors’ Strong Support for Money Market Funds
In recent years, the discussion around money market funds has been as intense as it has been varied...
Prime Money Market Funds’ Holdings Update—Eurozone Holdings Drop Close to December Levels
Prime money market funds reduced their holdings of eurozone issuers to 12.2 percent of assets in...
Three Gaps in the FSOC’s Account of Money Market Funds in the Financial Crisis
Given money market funds’ critical role in the economy and markets, the policy discussion around...
The NY Fed’s Study: A Pretty Blueprint for an Unworkable Idea
The financial press last Friday was full of headlines like the following: “NY Fed Report Advocates...
New York Times Trips into the “Money Market Funds Are Banks” Trap
Floyd Norris’ column, “Money Market Funds and Their Allies Resist New Rules,” falls into the trap of...
Preserving Money Market Funds Is Good for Corporate America
A recent DealBook column about money market funds distorts the truth and omits essential facts. We’d...