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Amid increasing regulatory pressures, funds and their distributors have a new, more efficient, and streamlined way to collaborate on oversight. In the August 14, 2020, edition of Focus on Funds, Ahmed Elghazaly, ICI director of securities operations, describes the benefits of the...

July 31, 2020—401(k) investors continue to benefit from falling expenses and fees, a wide range of account services, and diverse fund investment choices.

July 24, 2020—Regulators in the European Union are planning changes to MiFID that could affect investor protections, as well as trading and markets rules.

July 17, 2020—The fund industry has responded to the challenges of the pandemic and has found new ways to excel in serving shareholders.

Investors in UCITS funds have enjoyed a broad array of benefits since the first UCITS Directive was adopted in 1985.

July 10, 2020—Amid extraordinary times in the global financial markets, exchange-traded funds have drawn substantial investment flows.

June 26, 2020—New rules governing electronic delivery of 401(k) disclosures are now final.

June 19, 2020—As the global coronavirus pandemic has made some fund investors more vulnerable to fraudsters, the industry is responding.

June 12, 2020—The 2020 Investment Company Fact Book offers extensive data and insight on funds and fund investors.

The SEC has proposed a new rule that would address valuation practices and the role of the fund board with respect to the fair value of the fund investments. Participants learned what the proposed framework would require for boards and advisers. Topics included: Requirements for...