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Focus on Funds US Liquidity Management Rules Draw Global Interest The US Securities and Exchange Commission program governing fund liquidity is in effect and being closely followed by regulators in other jurisdictions. In the November 15, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Assistant...

Focus on Funds Global Capital Markets Offer New Opportunities In the November 8, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens discusses developments in Europe and Asia that hold promise for global fund managers and their investors. Transcript Stephanie...

This webinar featured a robust discussion about current trends in fund governance, including the practices highlighted in a recently published report by IDC and ICI. Panelists on the webinar discussed the report’s findings and provided insight for both newer and more experienced...

Focus on Funds 401(k) Disclosure Rules Meet the Modern Age For the first time since smartphones became common, the rules governing delivery of 401(k) disclosures are changing. In the November 1, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI assistant general counsel Shannon Salinas details how...

Focus on Funds 2019 Fund Investment Trends The latest data show money market funds and bond funds are drawing strong investor interest, while equity funds are experiencing outflows. In the October 25, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Senior Director of Industry and Financial...

ICI Explains ETFs and the Markets Millions of people depend on the markets to help them save toward financial goals, so it’s unsurprising that market volatility is unsettling. Though analysts often point to ETFs as one of the culprits, ETFs actually drive very little of that...

Focus on Funds Funds Take Fresh Approaches to Investor Communication Investor communications are becoming more visual, fast-paced, and mobile-friendly. Frank Cooper, chief marketing officer for BlackRock, explains how funds can use these communications to help investors connect their...

Focus on Funds Fund Boards Respond to Change Fund board directors are taking up the challenges of today’s ever-evolving fund industry. Keith Hartstein, member of the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council and independent director for PGIM Funds, describes today’s...

Focus on Funds Modernizing Exchange-Traded Fund Regulations The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved new rules that modernize the regulation of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In the October 4, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Associate General Counsel Jane Heinrichs...

Focus on Funds Asia Is an Increasingly Large and Dynamic Investment Environment China and Japan are only part of the picture for Asian economic development—other emerging economies are growing quickly. In the September 27, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, Douglas Eu, CEO, US of...