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ICI Global Expands Asia Presence with Hong Kong Office  Fund Authority Qiumei Yang to Head Asia-Pacific Effort London, 25 February 2013 - ICI Global, the voice of global funds and their investors, today announces that it is opening an office specifically focused on the fast-growing...

Keep Current Tax Incentives for Retirement Plan Savings, Americans Say Most U.S. Households, Whether Invested in a Retirement Account or Not, Agree That Retirement Savings Incentives Should Remain a National Priority Washington, DC, February 7, 2013 - As Congress is expected to...

ICI Statement on Nominee for SEC Chair Washington, DC, January 24, 2013 - ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement that he will nominate Mary Jo White to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission: “Mary Jo...

Temporary Liquidity Gates, Fees Concept Only Viable FSOC Option for Prime Money Market Funds ICI Comment Letter to FSOC Opposes Flawed Proposals; Raises Concerns About Council’s Legal Authority and Analysis Washington, DC, January 24, 2013 - Temporary “gates” to halt redemptions from...

Comprehensive reforms by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2010 to regulations governing money market funds were tested by market stresses in 2011 and are working, according to new analysis by the Investment Company Institute (ICI) in a study released today.

ICI, U.S. Chamber Appeal Challenge to CFTC Rule 4.5 to the D.C. Circuit Washington, DC, December 27, 2012 - The Investment Company Institute (ICI) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today filed a notice of appeal of a recent ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...

401(k) Investors Continued to Diversify in 2011 Nearly Three-Quarters of 401(k) Plans Include Target Date Funds Washington, DC, December 20, 2012 - 401(k) savers continued to seek diversified portfolios in 2011, with 61 percent of 401(k) participants’ assets invested in equity...

Traditional IRA–Owning Households Indicate Rollovers Help to Consolidate Retirement Assets IRA Owners Also Have Tax Implications in Mind Washington, DC, December 17, 2012 - Rollovers into traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are playing an important role as households...

ICI Analysis of U.S. Retirement System:  It Is Working and Serving Each Generation Better Than Previous Think of Retirement System as a “Pyramid” with Five Layers Washington, DC, December 5, 2012 - An ICI examination of research and data on the U.S. retirement system finds that it has...

ICI Thanks SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, Welcomes Elisse Walter as Agency’s New Chair Washington, DC, November 26, 2012 - ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens issued the following statement in response to Mary Schapiro’s announcement that she will step down next month as chairman...