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MoneyVoices: ICI’s Stevens Lists Needed Reforms by Paul Schott Stevens (as published in the Money Voices column in Ignites on January 16, 2009) With long experience as a regulator, President-elect Obama’s pick for Securities and Exchange Commission chair, Mary Schapiro, understands...

ICI Statement on Obama Announcement for SEC Chairman Washington, DC, December 18, 2008 - ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens issued the following statement in response to President-elect Obama’s announcement that he will nominate Mary Schapiro to lead the Securities and Exchange...

ICI Commends SEC Approval of Credit-Rating Agency Rules Investors Will Benefit by Improved Disclosure, Transparency Washington, DC, December 3, 2008 - The Investment Company Institute commends the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s adoption of final rules today to increase the...

ICI Commends Fed Move to Ease Credit Washington, DC, October 21, 2008 - ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens today released the following statement in response to the Federal Reserve's announcement of creation of the Money Market Investor Funding Facility, a new facility to...

Pay Attention to Risk Management, Treasury’s Ryan Tells Conference The government’s efforts to stabilize the ailing financial markets will not succeed without substantial help from the finance industry, Anthony Ryan, Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance, told...

Opening Address ICI Equity, Fixed-Income & Derivatives Markets Conference Of Black Swans and Money Funds Paul Schott Stevens President & CEO Investment Company Institute October 6, 2008 Grand Hyatt, New York, NY Good morning. I’m Paul Stevens, president and CEO of the Investment...

Overview of Remarks by Andrew J. Donohue Though equity markets have been volatile and receiving the most press, Andrew Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management of the SEC said that during these “truly extraordinary times,” the credit markets and the lack of liquidity have...

ICI Applauds Congressional Passage of Economic Stabilization Legislation Washington, DC, October 3, 2008 - Investment Company Institute President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Schott Stevens today issued the following statement: “We applaud the timely passage by Congress of the...

Details on Treasury’s Guarantee Program A Message from Paul Schott Stevens, President and CEO, Investment Company Institute Washington, DC, September 30, 2008 - Yesterday, ICI welcomed the Treasury Department's announcement regarding details on the guarantee program for money market...

ICI Urges Quick Congressional Action On Financial Stabilization Washington, DC, September 25, 2008 - ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens issued the following statement: “We strongly support the efforts of the Administration and the bipartisan Congressional leadership to act...