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ICI Supports SEC Reforms for Credit Rating Agencies Calls for Regulation, Legislation to Address Gaps in Municipal Disclosure Regime Washington, DC, July 28, 2008 - The Investment Company Institute has expressed support for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed...

ICI Welcomes DOL Proposal on 401(k) Disclosure Balanced Approach Would Give Investors Key Data for Decisions Washington, DC, July 22, 2008 - Investment Company Institute President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Department of...

Despite Choppy Markets, Workers Keep Saving ICI Reports Strong Inflows and Growth in IRA, DC Assets Washington, DC, July 22, 2008 - Despite a year of turbulent financial markets, updated estimates show that Americans continued saving for retirement in 2007. Assets of Individual...

ICI Urges Education, Advice to Help Retirees Help Shareholders with Decisions on Asset and Income Management Washington, DC, July 17, 2008 - The Department of Labor should build upon the success of the 401(k) system by providing workers and retirees with additional access to advice...

Funds Vote Proxies in Best Interests of Their Shareholders ICI Releases Broadest Study Yet of Fund Proxy Votes Washington, DC, July 10, 2008 – Mutual funds and other registered investment companies follow clear policies designed to avoid conflicts of interest and to advance the...

ICI Welcomes New SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter Washington, DC, July 9, 2008 - Investment Company Institute President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Schott Stevens today issued the following statement after Elisse B. Walter was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Securities and...

ICI Commends SEC on Attention to Role of Credit Ratings Sees Review of SEC Rules as Appropriate Washington, DC, June 25, 2008 - Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s open meeting today, Investment Company Institute President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens issued the...

ICI Applauds SEC Efforts on Credit Rating Agencies Investors, Public Will be Well-Served by Increased Disclosure, Accountability Washington, DC, June 11, 2008 - The Investment Company Institute applauds the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s vote today to propose rule changes...

ICI Welcomes SEC Proposal to Simplify Launch of ETFs Investors Will be Well-Served by More Competition, Greater Innovation Washington, DC, May 22, 2008 - The Investment Company Institute welcomes a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to eliminate a regulatory impediment...

ICI Welcomes High Court’s Municipal Bond Ruling U.S. Supreme Court Decision Maintains Investor Benefits of State Muni Funds Washington, DC, May 19, 2008 - The Investment Company Institute issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision in Department...