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July 31, 2006 Via Federal Express Ms. Usha Narayanan Chief General Manager FIIs & Custodians Division Securities and Exchange Board of India Mittal Court ‘B’ Wing, First Floor 224, Nariman Point Mumbai 400 021 Dear Ms. Narayanan: The Investment Company Institute1 has enjoyed a long...

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July 20, 2006 Nancy M. Morris Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Station Place 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549-1090 Re: Annual Financial Statement Distribution Requirements (File No. SR-NYSE-2005-68) Dear Ms. Morris: The Investment Company Institute1 applauds...

July 19, 2006 Ms. Nancy M. Morris Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549-1090 Re: NASD Proposal Relating to Transactions in Deferred Variable Annuities (File No. SR-NASD-2004-183) Dear Ms. Morris: The Investment Company Institute1...

ICI Welcomes SEC Guidance on Soft Dollars New Release Ensures Commission Arrangements Work for Investors’ Interests Washington, DC, July 12, 2006 - Investment Company Institute President Paul Schott Stevens issued the following statement today on the Securities and Exchange Commission...

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ICI Details Project to Extend XBRL to Key Investor Information Institute Urges SEC to Update Mutual Fund Disclosure for 21st Century Washington, DC, June 12, 2006 – The Investment Company Institute today announced the start of a major project to link the power of interactive data to...

Mutual Fund Costs Continued to Decline in 2005 Average Fees Paid by Investors at Lowest Levels in More Than 25 Years, Latest Research Shows Washington, DC, June 12, 2006 - The cost of owning mutual fund shares fell again last year, to the lowest levels in more than 25 years, according...

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2006 GMM Coverage NASD Chairman Cites Need for Streamlined Regulation Washington, DC, May 18, 2006 – “The tide of ever-increasing regulation and enforcement [involving mutual funds] seems to have crested and begun to ebb," said NASD Chairman Robert R. Glauber in his  keynote address...