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A version of this letter by ICI Chief Economist Sean Collins was released in the Institute’s 60th edition of the Investment Company Fact Book.

This ICI Viewpoints is a version of a letter from ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens that was released in the 60th edition of the Investment Company Fact Book.

In a recent call with the Financial Stability Board, ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens shared some findings and observations about the response of fund investors to recent developments in financial markets, and the picture that has emerged to date is reassuring. The...

Paul Schott Stevens, president and CEO of the Investment Company Institute, issued the following statement after President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act:

Key personnel of mutual fund sponsors and service providers should be deemed “essential workers” and thus should be permitted to report to work to maintain security and services for fund investors. Two key developments over the weekend offered some hope that state governors will hear...

As governments consider extending orders to “shelter in place,” they must include staff of fund companies among the “essential” workers who qualify for an exemption. Fund company staff are very much part of the country’s critical infrastructure, and they must be able to offer their...

How have exchange-traded funds (ETFs) weathered the intensifying financial market fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic? So far, it looks like ETFs are healthy and robust.

2020 Academic and Practitioner Symposium on Mutual Funds and ETFs Paul Schott Stevens President and CEO Investment Company Institute February 21, 2020 University of Virginia Darden School of Business Arlington, VA As prepared for delivery. Good morning, and welcome. ICI is pleased to...

Forces Shaping the Future of Global Asset Management: Demography, Technology, and Competition Paul Schott Stevens President and CEO Investment Company Institute November 25, 2019 Tsinghua University Beijing, China As prepared for delivery. Thank you for the very kind introduction and...

With the industry's interests bound ever more tightly to global trends, ICI pursues an active international agenda through its international arm, ICI Global. ICI’s international work in 2019 was a period of vigorous effort on a host of issues....