[32987] December 16, 2020 TO: ICI Members Tax Committee SUBJECTS: Tax RE: ICI Letter to Treasury and IRS regarding Web Reporting of Distribution Information ICI submitted the attached letter to the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reiterating previous...
We understand that the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (IM) has recently revised its approach to providing “template relief” in connection with registration statement amendments made for the purpose of implementing the SEC’s amendments adopting the variable insurance products...
[32988] December 16, 2020 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members Derivatives Markets Advisory Committee ICI Global Regulated Funds Committee ICI Global Trading & Markets Committee SUBJECTS: Compliance Derivatives International/Global Investment Advisers Trading and Markets RE: Staff of...
On December 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission granted an order (“Order”) approving an application for exemptive relief under sections 26(c) and 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to permit the substitution of several mutual funds offered as investment options in...
[32992] December 16, 2020 TO: AML Compliance Working Group Chief Compliance Officer Committee Chief Risk Officer Committee Compliance Advisory Committee Global Operations Advisory Committee ICI Global Investing Subcommittee ICI Global Regulated Funds Committee ICI Global Regulated...
[32986] December 16, 2020 TO: EU ESG Disclosure Regulation Working Group RE: SFDR - Agenda and Member Questions for Workshop #4, 17 December at 16:00 GMT/11:00 EST As we previously announced, Leonard Ng, a partner with Sydley Austin, will join our SFDR workshop on 17 December to...
[32985] December 16, 2020 TO: ICI Members SUBJECTS: Audit and Attest Compliance Disclosure Fund Accounting & Financial Reporting RE: SEC Issues ADI Addressing Risk Disclosure for Funds Investing in Emerging Markets The Division of Investment Management’s Disclosure Review and...
[32984] December 15, 2020 TO: ICI Members Pension Committee Pension Operations Advisory Committee Proxy Working Group SEC Rules Committee SUBJECTS: Pension RE: DOL Finalizes Rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights On December 11, 2020, the Department of...
[32981] December 14, 2020 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members ICI Global Tax Committee Management Company Tax Subcommittee Tax Committee SUBJECTS: International/Global Tax RE: ICI Global Comments regarding Applying the Tax Measures in OECD's Blueprints for Pillars One and Two to the...
[32982] December 14, 2020 TO: Accounting/Treasurers Committee ESG Advisory Group ESG Task Force ICI Global Regulated Funds Committee SEC Rules Committee RE: FOR REVIEW: Draft Response to IFRS Consultation on Creation of New Sustainability Standards Board Attached for your review is...
[32979] December 14, 2020 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members ESG Advisory Group ESG Task Force SUBJECTS: Disclosure ESG Fund Accounting & Financial Reporting International/Global Investment Advisers RE: TCFD Consultation on Forward-Looking Financial Sector Metrics The Task Force on...
[32978] December 11, 2020 TO: ICI Members Pension Committee Pension Operations Advisory Committee SUBJECTS: Pension RE: IRS Issues Guidance on SECURE Act Changes for Safe Harbor Plans The IRS released Notice 2020-86, [1] providing guidance on the changes for safe harbor 401(k) and 403...
[32974] December 10, 2020 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members SUBJECTS: International/Global MiFID, EMIR, AIFMD, UCITS V Trading and Markets RE: ESMA Consultation on MiFID II/R Market Data Obligations On 6 November 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a...
[32977] December 10, 2020 TO: Transfer Agent Advisory Committee RE: Registration Now Open for ICI's February 3-4, 2021 Transfer Agent Advisory Committee Virtual Meetings ICI’s Transfer Agent Advisory Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, February 3rd and Thursday, February 4th...
[32976] December 10, 2020 TO: ICI Members Pension Committee Pension Operations Advisory Committee SUBJECTS: Pension RE: ERISA Advisory Council Presents Recommendations on Recognizing and Addressing Participants with Diminished Capacity On December 4, the ERISA Advisory Council (the...
[32975] December 10, 2020 TO: ICI Members Bank, Trust and Retirement Advisory Committee Pension Committee Pension Operations Advisory Committee Transfer Agent Advisory Committee SUBJECTS: Pension Tax RE: IRS Releases Final Regulations on Rollovers of Plan Loan Offset Amounts The...
[32972] December 9, 2020 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members SUBJECTS: International/Global RE: State Department Issues Fact Sheet on China: US Investors Are Funding Malign PRC Companies on Major Indices On December 8, the US Department of State issued a fact sheet titled “US Investors...
[32970] December 8, 2020 TO: ESG Task Force EU ESG Disclosure Regulation Working Group ICI Global Regulated Funds Committee RE: Call on AIFMD Consultation ESG-Related Questions - 14 December, 16:00 GMT/11:00 a.m. ET We will host a call on AIFMD consultation ESG-related questions next...
[32968] December 8, 2020 TO: ICI Members Investment Company Directors ICI Global Members LIBOR Transition Working Group SUBJECTS: Alternative Investments Bank Regulation Closed-End Funds COVID-19 Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) Financial Stability Fixed Income Securities Investment...
[32971] December 8, 2020 TO: Pension Committee Pension Operations Advisory Committee RE: Rep. Neal Releases Discussion Draft of Automatic Retirement Plan Act The Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Richard E. Neal (D-MA), has released a discussion draft of legislation (the...
[32969] December 8, 2020 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members Derivatives Markets Advisory Committee ICI Global Regulated Funds Committee ICI Global Trading & Markets Committee Investment Advisers Committee SUBJECTS: Derivatives Investment Advisers Trading and Markets RE: ICI Files...
[32967] December 7, 2020 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members ESG Advisory Group ESG Task Force EU ESG Disclosure Regulation Working Group SEC Rules Committee SUBJECTS: ESG Fund Governance Investment Advisers Unit Investment Trusts (UITs) Variable Insurance Products RE: ICI Board of...
