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ICI Commends SEC on Attention to Role of Credit Ratings Sees Review of SEC Rules as Appropriate Washington, DC, June 25, 2008 - Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s open meeting today, Investment Company Institute President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens issued the...

ICI Applauds SEC Efforts on Credit Rating Agencies Investors, Public Will be Well-Served by Increased Disclosure, Accountability Washington, DC, June 11, 2008 - The Investment Company Institute applauds the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s vote today to propose rule changes...

ICI Welcomes High Court’s Municipal Bond Ruling U.S. Supreme Court Decision Maintains Investor Benefits of State Muni Funds Washington, DC, May 19, 2008 - The Investment Company Institute issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision in Department...

Atkins Brought ‘Vigor, Effectiveness’ to SEC ICI President Paul Stevens Lauds Commissioner’s Service to American Investors Washington, DC, May 5, 2008 – ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens issued the following statement on the announcement that Commissioner Paul Atkins plans to...

April 18, 2008 Andrew J. Donohue, Esq. Director Division of Investment Management U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Re: Request for Temporary Exemptive Relief from Certain Asset Coverage Requirements in Section 18(a) of the Investment...

ICI President Welcomes Treasury’s Blueprint On Financial Regulation Washington, DC, March 31, 2008 - ICI President & CEO Paul Schott Stevens today issued the following statement on release of the Treasury Department's Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure: “ICI...

March 12, 2008 The Honorable Mike Crapo Chairman Senate Republican Capital Markets Task Force 239 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Re: Examination of the Competitiveness of U.S. Financial Markets Dear Senator Crapo: The Independent Directors Council (IDC)1...

January 24, 2008 Nancy M. Morris Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549-1090 Re: Proposed Rule Change to Delay Implementation of Certain FINRA Rule Changes Approved in SR-NASD-2004-183 (File No. SR-FINRA- 2007-040) Dear Ms. Morris...

Investment Company Institute Submission to the Department of the Treasury Review of the Regulatory Structure Associated with Financial Institutions December 7, 2007 Investment Company Institute Submission to Department of the Treasury Review of the Regulatory Structure Associated with...

2007 Equity, Fixed Income, and Derivatives Markets Conference Paul Schott Stevens President & CEO Investment Company Institute October 12, 2007 New York, NY Good morning. I’m Paul Stevens, President and CEO of the Investment Company Institute, and I’m pleased to welcome you to this...