ICI Commends SEC for Proposing “Bold and Far-Reaching” Reforms ICI President Fink Says Action in These Areas Is “Essential to Renewed Investor Confidence in Mutual Funds” Washington, DC, January 14, 2004 - Investment Company Institute President Matthew P. Fink issued this statement...
January 9, 2004 The Editors The Wall Street Journal 200 Liberty Street New York, New York 10281 Dear Editors: Laura Johannes and John Hechinger (“Why a Brokerage Giant Pushes Some Mediocre Funds,” Jan. 9, 2004) ask an important question: shouldn’t potential mutual fund investors know...
ICI Reaffirms Its Study of Mutual Fund and Pension Plan Fees New York Attorney General Spitzer’s Comments Reinforce Key ICI Findings and Highlight Limitations of Flawed Freeman-Brown Article Washington, DC, January 8, 2004 - The Institute reported this week that the average fees...
Mutual Fund and Pension Fund Fee Levels Are Similar, ICI Research Study Finds ICI Says a Three-Year-Old Article, Cited Recently by the New York Attorney General, Is Flawed and Misleading Washington, DC, January 6, 2004 - A comprehensive economic study published today by the Investment...
Institute President, Senior Economist Discuss Comparisons of Mutual Fund, Pension Plan Fee Levels Washington, DC, January 6, 2004 - In a press briefing today, ICI President Matthew P. Fink and Senior Economist Sean Collins discussed a comprehensive Institute economic study...
January 5, 2004 Mr. Jonathan G. Katz Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549-0609 Re: Short Sales (File No. S7-23-03) Dear Mr. Katz: The Investment Company Institute1 appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Securities and...
December 22, 2003 Mr. Jonathan G. Katz Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549-0609 Re: Proposed Rule Regarding Security Holder Director Nominations (File No. S7-19-03) Dear Mr. Katz: The Investment Company Institute1 appreciates...
ICI President Challenges Critics of ICI Soft Dollar Ban Washington, DC, December 16, 2003 - Investment Company Institute President Matthew Fink today responded to critics of the ICI’s action yesterday calling for curtailment of the use “soft dollars” for the purchase of investment...
December 16, 2003 The Honorable William H. Donaldson Chairman U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Dear Chairman Donaldson: The Investment Company Institute 1 is writing to urge the Commission to issue interpretive guidance and to adopt...
