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Focus on Funds European Money Market Fund Reforms on the Horizon In a report from London, the September 19, 2014, edition of Focus on Funds offers insight on what to expect next regarding money market fund regulation. Transcript Stephanie Ortbals-Tibbs, Director, ICI Media Relations...

Focus on Funds ICI Response to Possible SEC Action on Systemic Importance of Funds According to news reports this week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is taking several steps that could position it to lead the American regulatory debate surrounding the relationship...

ICI Chief Economist Explains Why Mutual Funds Do Not Pose Systemic Risk In a September 9, 2014, appearance on WSJ Live’s Opinion Journal, ICI Chief Economist Brian Reid discusses recent reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be examining mutual funds and...

ICI Chief Economist on How Regulations Affect American Investors In a September 9, 2014, appearance on Fox Business Network’s The Willis Report, ICI Chief Economist Brian Reid and American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discuss the potential impact of new financial...

ICI Chief Economist Discusses Reports That SEC Is Examining Mutual Funds and Financial Stability In a September 8, 2014, appearance on CNBC’s Nightly Business Report, ICI Chief Economist Brian Reid discusses media reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be...

Focus on Funds Retirement Reform, 40 Years Later This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Sarah Holden, ICI’s senior director of retirement and investor research, looks at the impact of ERISA and other retirement savings reforms...

Focus on Funds IRA Asset Allocation Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are the single largest component of U.S. retirement assets. ICI’s research, drawing on data from more than 10 million traditional IRA accounts, sheds light on how IRA investors manage their assets. Transcript...

Focus on Funds Current Trends Facing Investment Officers In the August 22, 2014, edition of Focus on Funds, noted industry consultant John Casey outlines the major challenges facing chief investment officers. Transcript Stephanie Ortbals-Tibbs, ICI Director, Media Relations: Welcome...

The August 15, 2014, edition of Focus on Funds features ICI Senior Economist Shelly Antoniewicz discussing the key points of a recently released ICI research report on closed-end funds.

Focus on Funds New Research on Consistent 401(k) Contributors The August 8, 2014, edition of Focus on Funds offers insights from the newly released EBRI/ICI analysis of consistent 401(k) participants. This study follows participants from 2007 (before the financial crisis) through 2012...