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Financial Stability Board COVID-19 Trade Association Call Paul Schott Stevens President and CEO Investment Company Institute April 15, 2020 As prepared for delivery. Thank you for the opportunity to join you. The Investment Company Institute represents regulated funds globally. Our...

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Recommendations Regarding the Availability of Closed-End Fund Takeover Defenses MARCH 2020 WA S H I N G TO N , D C // LO N D O N // H O N G KO N G // W W W. I C I .O RG Recommendations Regarding the Availability of Closed-End Fund Takeover Defenses The Investment Company Institute1...

In a letter in the Independent Directors Council's 2019 Annual Review, IDC Managing Director Thomas Kim discusses the beginning of his role as head of IDC....

In a letter to the New York Times in response to an article published earlier this month, ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens refutes claims that ICI and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are seeking to "water down" disclosure requirements....

For this year's 2019 Annual Report to Members, four members of ICI's retirement team sat down to discuss ICI's legislative, regulatory, research, and communications activities to advocate for well-informed public policies that help Americans prepare for retirement....

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....

Closed-end funds are in vogue once again. Legislators, regulators, and fund sponsors are turning to the structure as a promising vehicle for retail investment and capital formation. And recent government actions are positive steps that can lead to a deeper pool of closed-end funds...

For tens of millions of Americans, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are the most convenient, cost-effective, transparent, and well-regulated tools available to meet their important financial goals. Both investment vehicles are governed by the Investment Company Act of...