Fund Regulation Content

ICI Statement on Money Market Mutual Funds Washington, DC, September 16, 2008 - Investment Company Institute President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Schott Stevens today issued the following statement: "Today, Reserve Management Corporation announced that one of its money market...

September 8, 2008 Ms. Florence Harmon Acting Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549-1090 Re: Exemption of Certain Foreign Brokers or Dealers (File No. S7-16-08) Dear Ms. Harmon: The Investment Company Institute1 supports the goal of...

September 10, 2008 Ms. Florence E. Harmon Acting Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549-1090 Re: Indexed Annuities and Certain Other Insurance Contracts (File No. S7-14-08) Dear Ms. Harmon: The Investment Company Institute1 is...

Appendix Assessing the Department of Labor’s Assumption that 401(k) Plan Participants Pay Fees that are Higher than Necessary The cost/benefit analysis in the Department of Labor’s rule proposal assumes that 401(k) plan participants “on average pay fees that are higher than necessary...

Keep Credit Ratings in Money Market Fund Rule, ICI Says SEC Proposal to Eliminate NRSRO Ratings From Rule Would Harm Investors Washington, DC, September 8, 2008 - Credit ratings are a vital part of the investor protections that have made money market mutual funds so successful, and...

d8/29/2008CCCCCei August 29, 2008 Florence E. Harmon Acting Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549-9303 Re: Enhanced Disclosure and New Prospectus Delivery Option for Registered Open-End Management Investment Companies, File No. S7...

July 25, 2008 Ms. Florence Harmon Acting Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549-1090 Re: Proposed Rules for Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”), File No. S7-13-08 Dear Ms. Harmon: The Investment Company...

July 15, 2008 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of Representatives H-232 Capitol Building Washington DC 20515 RE: Institutional Investors in the Commodity Markets Dear Madam Speaker: I am writing in response to recent suggestions that large institutional investors that...

In the Shareholders’ Interest: Funds and Proxy Voting Remarks of Paul Schott Stevens President & CEO Investment Company Institute At the American Enterprise Institute Forum: How Do Mutual Funds Vote Their Proxies? July 10, 2008 Washington, DC Thank you, Peter [Wallison], and many...

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...