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Serving investors is at the heart of asset management. Yet in today’s technology-driven world, in which personalized services and experiences dominate everything from banking to shopping, asset managers are having to rethink how to best meet the evolving needs of investors and...

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...

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...

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...

SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar responded with candor to questions posed by ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens during a lively discussion at the final day of ICI's General Membership Meeting. Piwowar's announced July 7 departure from the agency offered the outspoken...

"It's the rate of return. Everything is the rate of return," said David M. Rubenstein, cofounder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group, summing up what has fueled the growth and success of the modern private equity business.

A lunchtime crowd of nearly 1,500 at ICI's 60th annual General Membership Meeting sat rapt as Pulitzer Prize–winning author and presidential historian Jon Meacham dove deep into what he sees as three virtues that have defined America's best eras, and that are "essential to any given...