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Focus on Funds Funds Balance Cybersecurity and Employee Needs As the asset management industry adopts employee monitoring programs to bolster cybersecurity, it’s also moving to protect employee privacy—and build trust. The January 26, 2018, edition of Focus on Funds examines how firms...

Focus on Funds Data Protection Is a Top Priority for Funds For the fund industry, protecting vast amounts of data from unauthorized access and removal is paramount. The January 19, 2018, edition of Focus on Funds reviews how cybersecurity teams are meeting this challenge. Transcript...

New technology is changing how funds approach cybersecurity—and overall risk management. In the January 12, 2018, edition of Focus on Funds, IBM cybersecurity expert Bob Kalka discusses what’s changing and how it’s strengthening fund defenses.

ICI Hires Sailesh K. Jha as Senior Economist Focusing on International Issues Washington, DC, December 18, 2017—The Investment Company Institute has named Sailesh K. Jha as a senior economist. Jha is an experienced international economist who most recently served as chief Asia...

December 1, 2017 Via Email (leiroc@bis.org) Legal Entity Identifier Regulatory Oversight Committee Re: Consultation Document on Funds Relationships in the Global Legal Entity Identifier (“LEI”) System Dear Sirs and Madams: The undersigned associations (the “Associations”)1 appreciate...

Focus on Funds Fund Industry’s Cybersecurity Efforts Continue to Expand With the help of ICI, the fund industry is creating new, global networks in the fight against cyberattacks. In the December 15, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds, Peter Salmon, ICI senior director for operations and...

ICI Names Jennifer S. Choi Chief Counsel, ICI Global Washington, DC, 11 December 2017—The Investment Company Institute has named Jennifer S. Choi as chief counsel of ICI Global. ICI Global is the program through which the Investment Company Institute (ICI) conducts its international...

London, 24 November 2017— ICI Global Managing Director Dan Waters issued the following statement supporting a newly released report with recommendations designed to foster growth of the European Union’s (EU’s) corporate bond market. The report was prepared for the European Commission...

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