Captain Jerry Linenger has been around the world more than a few times—literally. As a retired US Navy flight surgeon and NASA astronaut posted on Russian space station Mir, he’s seen it all. But you don't have to go in to space to benefit from Linenger's insight—he had plenty of...
Art might not be the first topic that comes to mind when discussing the mutual fund industry, but lawyer and art historian Amy Herman showed that there is a connection to be found after all. Addressing attendees at ICI's recent Operations and Technology Conference, held concurrently...
ESG Investment: A New Era Jennifer Choi Chief Counsel ICI Global June 7, 2018 Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation Regulating Sustainable Finance Forum London As prepared for delivery. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Before I turn to the topic at hand, let me...
What's the future of the financial services workforce and artificial intelligence (AI)? Adam Broun, president and COO of Kensho Technologies, believes that AI will help human beings become better at what they do. "We're not replacing humans yet in any meaningful way; we're making...
Rule 30e-3 Will Produce Substantial Cost Savings for Shareholders Washington, DC, June 5, 2018—Yesterday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to approve rule 30e-3, which will modernize fund shareholder report delivery and benefit 100 million US fund shareholders...
Independent Directors Council Applauds SEC Approval of Online Delivery for Fund Shareholder Reports Washington, DC, June 5, 2018— Independent Directors Council (IDC) Managing Director Amy Lancellotta today issued the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission...
The computer breaches and hacks that make headlines are typically massive and complicated, and this can lead to the belief that information security solutions must be similarly complex. But—as Chad Renfro, head of enterprise cybersecurity at Fidelity Investments, told a capacity...
A panel of four leading women in asset management took the stage at ICI's 60th annual General Membership Meeting last week to share their insights on market outlooks, industry trends, and gender diversity....
Today, on May 29—"5/29"—we mark 529 College Savings Day. Many people interested in saving for a child's or grandchild's future college costs are using targeted savings vehicles called 529 savings plans. The plans, which have grown in popularity over the past decade and a half as a way...
Separating Fact from Fiction with Fund Investor Behavior By William F. “Ted” Truscott (As published in InvestmentNews , May 24, 2018) Despite what you may have heard, the least exciting aspect of our financial markets over the last 80 years has been the behavior of mutual fund...
