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What follows is an abridged version of a letter by ICI Chairman George C. W. Gatch and ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens that was released in ICI&'s 2019 annual report. To read their full letter, please see ICI's 2019 Annual Report to Members....

Below is an abridged version of a letter by ICI Chairman George C. W. Gatch and ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens that was released in ICI’s 2019 annual report. To read their full letter, please see ICI’s 2019 Annual Report to Members.

After the global financial crisis, the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 set up a regulatory framework to identify and mitigate threats to financial stability. Since then, regulators and industry have taken many actions to make financial markets and market participants more resilient. Yet a new...

Globalization has hit a few speed bumps in recent years, but it hasn't slowed the globalization of the Investment Company Fact Book. Consistent with ICI’s mission to represent the interests of regulated funds and their investors worldwide, Fact Book is expanding its international...

In introducing SEC Chairman Jay Clayton ahead of his highly anticipated appearance at ICI’s 61st annual General Membership Meeting this morning, ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens praised the chairman’s “erudition, dedication, and acumen” in leading the Commission. And during...

Following the Evidence on Funds and Financial Stability Paul Schott Stevens President and CEO Investment Company Institute 6 December 2018 “Asset Management and Financial Stability: Ten Years from the Crisis” Center for the Study of Financial Innovation The Wax Chandlers Hall, London...

In a series of recent blog posts, economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York have discussed new research assessing the potential for bond mutual funds to pose systemic risks.

Promoting the Buyside Voice on Market Structure 2016 ICI Capital Markets Conference David W. Blass General Counsel Investment Company Institute February 9, 2016 New York, NY As prepared for delivery. Good afternoon, everyone. This is our Sweet 16—our 16th conference devoted to the...

Welcoming Remarks: A Focus on Fundamentals ICI Capital Markets Conference David W. Blass General Counsel Investment Company Institute February 10, 2015 Convene at 32 Old Slip New York, NY As prepared for delivery. Good morning, everyone. I am David Blass, ICI’s general counsel. I am...

The Institute filed a comment letter today with the Securities and Exchange Commission on its proposals to improve disclosure for asset-backed securities. Our view broadly is that the proposals will help mutual funds assess risks.