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Given February’s elections in Italy and recent developments in Cyprus, questions have resurfaced about the eurozone debt crisis and how it might affect the U.S. economy.

A fundamental tenet of the argument for a financial transaction taxes (FTTs) is that individuals would not be harmed.

One of ICI’s key points in our responses to recent policy proposals for money market funds is that no case can be made for applying fundamental changes to Treasury, government, and tax-exempt money market funds.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) has asked for input on how it can improve its approach to rulemaking. We’ve responded with several recommendations for the agency, including steps that would eliminate confusion relating to the regulation of 529 college savings plans.

William C. Dudley, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, recently delivered a speech, “Fixing Wholesale Funding to Build a More Stable Financial System.” I was interested to read his remarks, as the New York Fed has been instrumental in pursuing reforms to...

Following controversy surrounding calculation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), international regulators are closely scrutinizing the methodology, use, and oversight—among other issues—of financial benchmarks.

Over the past three years, the Wall Street Journal has published six editorials on money market funds, and each has advanced more myths and distortions about these funds.

Data and academic research overwhelmingly show that Americans are taking care to prepare for retirement.

Today, ICI made the following statement in response to a comment letter on money market fund reforms filed with the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) by the presidents of the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks.

As stipulated in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s unlimited insurance coverage on non-interest bearing transaction accounts, also known as the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG), expired on December 31, 2012.