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ICI President's Report at the 1999 General Membership Meeting by Matthew P. Fink, President, Investment Company Institute May 21, 1999 Good morning. I’m pleased to add to those who have welcomed you to the Institute’s General Membership Meeting. Today we focus on emerging issues for...

ICI Chairman’s Report at the 1999 General Membership Meeting by John J. Brennan Chairman, Board of Governors, Investment Company Institute May 20, 1999 I’d like to begin my remarks by thanking Bob Pozen and his committee for putting together such an interesting and topical General...

Institute President’s Keynote Address at the 1999 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference by Matthew P. Fink President, Investment Company Institute March 22, 1999 Palm Desert, California Good morning. It is a great honor to share the stage with Chairman Levitt. The Chairman...

Institute Chairman John J. Brennan on Investor Awareness Text of sound bite: " Investor awareness is really a major concern of the Institute and the industry. Together I think we’ve made a lot of progress in trying to improve investor awareness and understanding of mutual funds. One...

Institute President Matthew P. Fink on Costs of Investing Text of sound bite: "The paper shows a substantial decrease in mutual fund equity total cost from 1980 to today, dropping from about 2.25 percent a year to 1.49 percent a year. Investors are smart and they have moved over time...

Institute Chairman John J. Brennan Speaks on Y2K Text of sound bite: "Year 2000 compliance has been and very much is a huge issue for us for years as an industry. The industry’s been deeply involved, the Institute’s been deeply involved in cross-industry compliance, testing, and...

Institute President Matthew P. Fink on Independent Fund Directors Text of sound bite: "Since 1940, this industry—having grown from $400 million to five and a half trillion—has not had a major self-dealing scandal…and my guess is it’s the independent directors who have prevented that...

The Role of the Mutual Fund Industry in the U.S. Economy by Matthew P. Fink President, Investment Company Institute at the Conference on Financial Management in Euroland Paris, France 3:15 pm, Thursday December 17, 1998 Good afternoon. I am delighted to be here today. I want to thank...

Institute Economist Discusses Fund Fees Washington, DC, November 16, 1998 - At a conference today addressing economic developments and issues in the mutual fund industry, Investment Company Institute Chief Economist John Rea presented the results of research on trends in the ownership...

Institute President Discusses Fund Fees Washington, DC, September 28, 1998 – At a press briefing via conference call, Investment Company Institute President Matthew P. Fink discussed competition in the mutual fund industry and the role fees play in mutual fund investment decisions...