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ICI: Allow U.S.  Access to Markets Washington, DC, September 8, 2008 - In a global economy, allowing foreign broker-dealers greater access to U.S. markets is a sound move, and could result in some cost efficiencies for U.S. companies. In a comment letter to the SEC, ICI expressed...

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...

June 6, 2008 Via Federal Express and Electronic Mail Shri C.B. Bhave Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI Bhavan Plot No. C4-A, G-Block Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai 400 051 chairman@sebi.gov.in Dear Mr. Bhave, The Investment Company Institute (ICI)1...

April 14, 2008 Via Federal Express and Electronic Mail Shri C.B. Bhave Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI Bhavan Plot No. C4-A, G-Block Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai 400 051 chairman@sebi.gov.in Dear Mr. Bhave, We are writing to share the significant...

April 8, 2008 Canadian Securities Administrators c/o John Stevenson, Secretary Ontario Securities Commission 20 Queen Street West Suite 1903, Box 55 Toronto, Ontario, M5H 3S8 CANADA RE: Notice of Proposed NI 23-102 Use of Client Brokerage Commissions as Payment for Order Execution...

Statement of the Investment Company Institute On the Review of the U.S. Financial Markets and Global Markets Competitiveness Submitted to the Senate Republican Capital Markets Task Force U.S. Senate February 25, 2008 Table of Contents Introduction Background Summary of Recommendations...

February 15, 2008 Fabrice Demarigny Secretary General The Committee of European Securities Regulators 11-13 Avenue de Friedland 75008 Paris FRANCE Re: CESR/07-669 – Consultation on Content and Form of Key Investor Information Disclosures for UCITS Dear Mr. Demarigny: The Investment...

January 17, 2008 Via Email European Commission Directorate-General for the Internal Market and Services B-1049 Brussels Belgium Markt-consult-substiprod@ec.europa.eu Re: Call for Evidence on “Substitute” Retail Investment Products Dear Sirs: The Investment Company Institute1 strongly...

/14/200711/14/200711/14/2007 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL November 13, 2007 Ms. Nancy M. Morris Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549-1090 Re: Commission Request for Comments on Allowing U.S. Issuers to Prepare Financial Statements in...

October 15, 2007 Neil Mohindra Acting Policy Manager Joint Forum Project Office 5160 Yonge St. Box 85, 17th floor North York, ON M2N 6L9 CANADA RE: Proposed framework 81-406: Point of sale disclosure for mutual funds and segregated funds Dear Mr. Mohindra: The Investment Company...