ICI Viewpoints
Fact Checking the Media on Money Market Funds
The media has heavily covered the unanimous vote by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to...
On Money Market Funds, Financial Times Column Gets Recent History Wrong
John Authers’s recent Financial Times column (“Time to Throw Some Light on Shadow Banking”) provides...
Navigating a Changed—and Global—Industry
Navigating the ever-changing landscape and increasingly global nature of the fund industry took...
U.S. Could Quickly Solve Its Budgetary Problems, Say Former Senators
The United States is tantalizingly close to solving its budgetary problems, according to former U.S...
FASB Proposal to Change Accounting for Investments in Funds
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently released a proposal that will change how...
GMM Panelists Discuss Retirement Savings and Financial Education
Americans need greater access to savings vehicles and better financial education to help ensure that...
In Case You Missed It: “A Three-Step Approach to Global Retirement Challenges”
Investment & Pensions Asia has just posted a commentary from Dan Waters, ICI Global’s managing...
GMM Panelists Share Tips on Strengthening Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity gained prominence as a topic of discussion at ICI’s General Membership Meeting (GMM)...
Operations and Technology Leadership Roundtable
Superstorm Sandy and the April 15 terrorist attack in Boston rattled assumptions and recalibrated...
In Case You Missed It: Chairman White’s GMM Speech
The Securities and Exchange Commission has posted Chairman Mary Jo White’s address to ICI’s 55th...
SEC Is Integrating Itself into the Global Financial System, Chairman White Tells ICI Conference
In a speech at ICI’s General Membership Meeting today, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
Luncheon with Keynote Speaker: Lloyd C. Blankfein in Conversation with Paul Schott Stevens
If Lloyd Blankfein were in charge of the U.S. economy, what would he be most afraid of?
GMM Policy Forum
Addressing America’s fiscal challenges will require both raising revenue and cutting government...
David Silver: An Appreciation
With the passing of David Silver, the fund industry has lost a great friend and a great leader.
IMF Analysis Ignores 2010 Money Market Fund Reforms and Exaggerates Run Risk
The Securities and Exchanges Commission’s comprehensive 2010 reforms for money market funds are a...
Americans Support Their 401(k)s
It’s pretty obvious to anyone who reads ICI Viewpoints that we believe 401(k) plans are a successful...
The Facts on Fees and 401(k)s
Consistently falling prices in a marketplace are usually a sign of competition and innovation.
The Facts on Limited Access to Retirement Funds Before Retirement
One of the many strengths of the 401(k) system is its flexibility. Policymakers have built into 401...
FTT Would Shut Financial Institutions in Participating Countries Out of Repo Market
The European Commission has proposed imposing a 0.1 percent (10 basis points) levy on financial...
401(k) Plans Work in a Balanced Approach to Retirement Security
What’s the outlook for American workers looking forward to retirement?
No Accident: The Strengths of the 401(k) System
Americans have saved $5.1 trillion dollars in 401(k) and other defined contribution (DC) retirement...
IRA Rollovers Serve Investors Well
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is preparing to reintroduce its controversial proposal to revise...
The Extraordinarily Extraterritorial Proposal to Tax Global Financial Transactions
The financial transaction tax (FTT) being considered by several European countries would have an...
Treasury’s Miller, Goldman’s Blankfein to Share Insights at ICI’s 2013 GMM
For decades, fund executives have come to ICI’s General Membership Meeting (GMM) to get an in-depth...
U.S. Prime Money Market Funds’ Eurozone Holdings Remain Low and Limited in Scope
Given February’s elections in Italy and recent developments in Cyprus, questions have resurfaced...
Individual Investors Will Be Harmed by Financial Transaction Taxes
A fundamental tenet of the argument for a financial transaction taxes (FTTs) is that individuals...
Narrowing the Focus to Prime Money Market Funds
One of ICI’s key points in our responses to recent policy proposals for money market funds is that...
Eliminating Confusion in MSRB Rulemaking
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) has asked for input on how it can improve its...
The New York Fed’s Flawed Approach to Fixing the Money Market
William C. Dudley, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, recently delivered a...
One Size Does Not Fit All in Regulation of Financial Benchmarks
Following controversy surrounding calculation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)...