February 25, 2025—Comparisons between EU UCITS ongoing charges and US mutual fund expense ratios are frequently made, but they are misleading and overlook the fundamental differences between the two markets. While it may be tempting to draw parallels, these are distinct regulatory and...
February 19, 2025—In late November 2024, the Bank of England published the results of its first system-wide exploratory scenario (SWES) exercise—a year-long effort to model how various financial entities, including non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs) and banks, would respond to...
February 13, 2025—ICI President and CEO Eric J. Pan released the following statement after the European Commission proposed to formally amend the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) to shorten the settlement cycle to one business day after trade execution (T+1) on 11...
February 12, 2025—ICI President and CEO Eric J. Pan released a statement after President Trump nominated Daniel Aronowitz to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
February 12, 2025—ICI President and CEO Eric J. Pan released a statement after President Trump nominated Brian Quintenz to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
February 10, 2025—Teachers, nurses, and millions of other public education and nonprofit workers are being denied the full range of retirement investment options that the private sector enjoys. In some cases, the exclusion can cost these workers in higher fees over time, lessening...
February 10, 2025—ICI has promoted Chief Strategic Communications Officer Erica Elliott Richardson to Chief of Staff to ICI President and CEO Eric Pan. In this role, Richardson will oversee the coordination of the organization’s advocacy and external affairs efforts across ICI...
February 7, 2025—At ICI’s second annual Innovate conference, artificial intelligence (AI), new technologies, and digital assets dominated the panel sessions, discussions, and fireside chats. ICI’s only conference dedicated exclusively to technology and innovation in the asset...
February 6, 2025—ICI President and CEO Eric J. Pan released a statement after the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 was reintroduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. The bill overwhelmingly passed as a bipartisan...
February 5, 2025—In response to pandemic-induced stress in money markets three years earlier, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rule amendments in July 2023 that required significant changes to prime money market funds (MMFs).
