Data Update 2: Money Market Funds and the Eurozone Debt Crisis
In October and December, we discussed how portfolio managers of U.S. prime money market funds have...
PCAOB Must Demonstrate Need for Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation
The Independent Directors Council (IDC) and the Investment Company Institute (ICI) oppose requiring...
Money Market Funds Continued to Reduce Eurozone Holdings in November
Over the last year, U.S. money market funds have significantly reduced their holdings of debt...
ICI Adds to Educational Resources on Exchange-Traded Funds
ICI Adds to Educational Resources on Exchange-Traded Funds.
Time to Stamp Out the Confusion Around ‘Shadow Banking’
In the United States, money market funds are governed by tight risk-limiting rules, rules that have...
Funds' Board Structures Promote Efficiencies and Cost Savings for Shareholders
Reporters, academics, and others who are unfamiliar with investment companies sometimes question the...
Data Update 1: Money Market Funds and the Eurozone Debt Crisis
In October, we discussed how portfolio managers of U.S. prime money market funds have addressed the...
Now Is the Time to Put America on a Path of Fiscal Responsibility
On behalf of funds and the 90 million investors that they serve, fund industry leaders are sending a...
Deloitte/ICI Study Shows Retirement Plan Fees Driven Primarily by Plan Size, Asset Allocation
According to a comprehensive new study, primary factors driving fees in 401(k) and other defined...
A Thoughtful Approach to Regulating Derivatives and Protecting Investors
A Thoughtful Approach to Regulating Derivatives and Protecting Investors
Washington Post Columnist Ignores Regulation, Transparency of Funds
Today I submitted the following letter to the editor of the Washington Post: Mutual funds are among...
ICI Responds to Hearing on Excessive Speculation
ICI issued the following statement in response to today’s hearing, “Excessive Speculation and...
The Volcker Illusion: Why Bank Regulation Won't Work for Money Market Funds
The Volcker Illusion: Why Bank Regulation Won't Work for Money Market Funds
ICI Responds to Hearing on Exchange-Traded Funds
ICI issued the following statement in response to today’s hearing in the Senate Banking Subcommittee...
The Facts Missing From a Wall Street Journal Column on Money Market Funds
Misinformation lurks in a recent column from Wall Street Journal Money & Investing editor Francesco...
Money Market Funds’ Prudent Response to European Challenges
The ongoing debt crisis in the eurozone poses challenges for portfolio managers of U.S. prime money...
Investors and Their Long-Term Commitment to Saving
This week, I had the pleasure of addressing members of the Rotary Club of Seattle on “The Outlook...
Global Markets: ICI Urges Measured Policy Approaches to Reforms
Across the globe, regulators remain active in examining possible rule changes and other initiatives...
A New Voice for Global Investment Funds
Over the past two decades, the world has witnessed the rise of asset managers as global financial...
Mutual Fund Investors Remain Steady Despite Volatile Market
Each month, ICI reports definitive long-term mutual fund flows, made up of stock, bond, and hybrid...
A Win for Both Fund Advisers and the SEC
In October 2010, ICI began to work with staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to...
Commentary: Court Strikes Down SEC’s Proxy Access Rule
On July 22, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the...
Déjà vu—U.S. Money Market Funds and the Eurozone Debt Crisis
In June, we wrote about the indirect exposure that U.S. prime money market funds have to European...
Changes to Cost Basis Rules Provide Investors More Flexibility
In a positive development for fund shareholders, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal...
New York Times Editorial Misrepresents the Behavior of 401(k) Investors
A recent New York Times editorial misrepresents the behavior of 401(k) investors to present an...
ICI Economists Provide Long-Term Mutual Fund Flow Analysis
All eyes were on the markets in early August just after Standard & Poor’s Corp. downgraded the long...
‘One Size Fits All’ Doesn’t Fit Today’s Fund Investors
David F. Swensen is the chief investment officer of Yale University and a noted author of investment...
The Uphill Path to Better Economic Analysis in Rulemaking
Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the...
Standard & Poor’s Downgrades U.S. Government Debt
On Friday, August 5, Standard & Poor’s Corp. downgraded the long-term sovereign credit rating on the...
The Lingering Threat of Floating NAVs
Despite widespread opposition from dozens of business, municipal, and investors groups, regulators...