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Asian Asset Management Conference Scheduled in Singapore Washington, DC, September 4, 2002 - The Investment Company Institute will sponsor its second Asian asset management and mutual fund conference, the “2002 Mutual Funds and Investment Management in Asia” conference, on November 12...

ICI to Host 2002 Equity Markets Conference in New York Washington, DC, September 3, 2002 - The Investment Company Institute will sponsor a one-day conference, the 2002 Equity Markets Conference, examining the evolution of the nation’s securities markets and exploring institutional...

Mutual Fund Industry Urges Uniform Expensing of Stock Options Washington, DC, August 21, 2002 - The Institute today urged the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to propose and adopt, as soon as practicable, a new accounting standard that would require companies to treat stock...

Mutual Fund Industry Supports Corporate Reform Agreement Washington, DC, July 24, 2002 - The following is a statement from Investment Company Institute President Matthew P. Fink in support of the  agreement reached today by House and Senate conferees on comprehensive corporate reform...

ICI Urges Congress to Combine House, Senate Investment Advice Provisions Combined Approach Would Benefit Greatest Number of Employees in 401(k) Plans Washington, DC, July 22, 2002 - The following is a statement from Investment Company Institute President Matthew P. Fink urging...

Mutual Fund Industry Urges Accounting and Auditing Reform Washington, DC, July 8, 2002 - The Investment Company Institute today expressed the mutual fund industry’s strong support for action by the Senate and the enactment of accounting and auditing reform legislation by Congress. In...

Mutual Funds Hold 21 Percent Share of U.S. Retirement Market Assets Washington, DC, June 28, 2002 - Mutual funds retained a 21 percent share of the $10.9 trillion U.S. retirement market in 2001 with $2.3 trillion in assets held in retirement accounts, according to new research...

Investing for Success Investor Awareness Program Expands to Hispanic Community Contacts: Idalia P. Fernandez, Hispanic College Fund, 202/296-5400 Denise Murray, Investment Company Institute, 202/371-5420 Washington, DC, May 23, 2002 - A bilingual version of the award-winning online...

New Initiatives Expand Reach of Investing for Success Investor Awareness Program Contacts: Ted Daniels,  Society for Financial Education and Professional Development, 301/292-3528 Denise Murray, Investment Company Institute, 202/371-5420 Washington, DC, May 23, 2002 - Two initiatives...

ICI President Calls on Fund Industry to Maintain Tradition of Integrity Washington, DC, May 23, 2002 - Investment Company Institute President Matthew P. Fink today told mutual fund industry leaders that their most important responsibility is to continue the tradition of integrity that...