By Paul Cellupica, General Counsel With Paul Atkins taking the helm of the SEC, we are entering a time of tremendous opportunity to enact commonsense policies that will benefit tens of millions of current investors and help more Americans create wealth through long-term investing...

Leadership Summit April 30–May 2 Leadership Summit begins this week! There’s still time to register. Join industry leaders in the heart of Washington, DC, for unbeatable networking opportunities and expert insights on asset management’s biggest topics, including private markets...

Facilitating Retail Investor Access to Private Markets Private markets have seen explosive growth over the past decade, with institutional and high net-worth investors capitalizing on the many opportunities and historically higher returns available in these markets. As more companies...

ICI Submits Recommendations to New SEC Chairman On April 11, ICI submitted a letter to the newly confirmed SEC Chairman, Paul Atkins, laying out nine priority recommendations for the SEC that ICI thinks will have the greatest positive impact for investors. The letter covers five...

“Recent strong inflows may be a response to the spike in volatility in the financial markets we’ve seen lately,” said Shelly Antoniewicz, chief economist for ICI. “With short-term interest rates still at elevated levels historically, money market funds—which pass earned interest on to...

This quarter marked significant progress in advancing policies that protect investors and strengthen America’s retirement system. With the passage of the recent tax reform bill, lawmakers delivered a major win for fund shareholders and savers nationwide. The new law safeguards the...

ETF Conference September 8–10 ICI’s first-ever conference focused exclusively on ETFs will bring together ETF sponsors, regulators, and other market participants in a vibrant environment of learning, discussion, and collaboration. Tax and Accounting Conference October 5–8 Join us to...

The SEC’s Director of the Division of Investment Management Brian Daly in conversation with ICI’s General Counsel Paul Cellupica. This week, ICI hosted the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new Director of the Division of Investment Management, Brian Daly, for a discussion...

ICI has launched several new committees and working groups over the past few months, many of which are actively seeking new members: The Financial Innovation Advisory Committee (FIAC) brings together a unique cross-section of our membership to grapple with the regulatory and...

ICI President and CEO Eric J. Pan appeared on CNBC’s ETF Edge in July to discuss developments in the current regulatory landscape: “We want to be pro-innovation. We like the idea that through competition, firms, our members, can come up with new products, try them out, see if there's...