The EU Retail Investment Strategy Working Group focuses on the various elements of the European Commission’s Retail Investment Strategy package of legislative reforms. Meetings are held virtually on an ad hoc basis, and this group will routinely share its work and findings with the Europe Regulatory and Policy Committee.

The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Working Group focuses primarily on the European Commission’s review of the SFDR Level 1 legislative text. It will also occasionally focus on Level 2 and Level 3 developments and changes. This group will routinely share its work and findings with the Europe Regulatory and Policy Committee.

The Europe Regulatory and Policy Committee (Europe RPC) addresses key European regulatory, legislative, and policy issues affecting regulated funds, their management companies and their investors, as well as retail investors more broadly.

The Financial Innovation Advisory Committee (FIAC) will serve as ICI’s primary forum for asset management leaders to collaborate in better understanding the impact of emerging technologies on the asset management industry. More specifically, FIAC will focus on assessing the near-term and long-term impacts of a key set of emerging technologies in select business areas. FIAC’s mission is to promote dialogue on, among other things, the regulatory and operational challenges and opportunities associated with those technologies and how they can best serve investors, as well as help guide ICI’s advocacy on innovation-related policy initiatives.

The Financial Stability and OEF Working Group examines in detail the work of international organizations, such as the Financial Stability Board, International Organization of Securities Commissions, and the International Monetary Fund, as well as the key national regulators and policymakers involved in those organizations. Meetings are held virtually on an ad hoc basis, and this group will routinely share its work and findings with the Europe Regulatory and Policy Committee and the Asia Regulatory and Policy Committee.

The Fixed-Income Advisory Committee provides a forum to examine the legal, regulatory, and legislative issues impacting fixed-income securities and the fixed-income markets generally. It provides a forum for members to discuss particular policy objectives and it undertakes projects related to fixed-income securities.