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February 3, 2020 Ms. Vanessa A. Countryman Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Re: Amendments to Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Voting Advice (File No. S7-22-19) and Procedural Requirements and Resubmission Thresholds under...

The SEC can save millions of dollars for registered fund shareholders, while maintaining investor protections, by reforming the fund proxy system. The system, which funds use to solicit votes from their shareholders, poses significant challenges and costs to funds and their investors...

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June 11, 2019 Ms. Vanessa Countryman Acting Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Re: SEC Roundtable on the Proxy Process (File No. 4-725) Dear Ms. Countryman: The Investment Company Institute1 appreciates the Commission’s efforts in...

March 15, 2019 Ms. Vanessa Countryman Acting Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Re: SEC Roundtable on the Proxy Process (File No. 4-725) Dear Ms. Countryman: The Investment Company Institute1 supports the Commission’s interest in...

Viewpoints https://www.ici.org/viewpoints/view_18_proxy_environment NOVEMBER 5, 2018 Funds and Proxy Voting: The Mix of Proposals Matters BY MORRIS MITLER, SEAN COLLINS, AND DOROTHY DONOHUE Proxy voting is in the news and on the minds of policymakers, corporate executives, and...

June 20, 2013 Elizabeth M. Murphy Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549-1090 Re: Additional Comments on NYSE Proposal Concerning Proxy Distribution Fees (File No. SR-NYSE-2013-07) Dear Ms. Murphy: The Investment Company Institute (“ICI”...