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Welcome and Opening Remarks Assessing the New DOL Fiduciary Rule: Policy and Practical Challenges Paul Schott Stevens President and CEO Investment Company Institute May 10, 2016 Washington, DC As prepared for delivery. Good morning. I’m Paul Stevens, and it is my pleasure to welcome...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Assessing the New DOL Fiduciary Rule: Policy and Practical Challenges May 10, 2016 Washington, DC Stakeholders gathered in Washington, DC, on May 10, 2016, to discuss ramifications of a new rule released by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) expanding the universe of...

Focus on Funds Responding to the Department of Labor’s New Fiduciary Rule The Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule will change how funds interact and communicate with their investors. In the April 15, 2016, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI General Counsel David Blass talks about ICI...

ICI Responds to DOL’s Final Fiduciary Rule Washington, DC, April 6, 2016— ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens issued the following statement today in response to the Department of Labor’s release of the final rule re-defining the fiduciary standard for investment advice to a...

Focus on Funds Labor Department Proposal Still Raises Red Flags for Retirement Savers This week, two important congressional committees approved legislation to replace the proposed fiduciary rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) with a best-interest standard enshrined into...

December 1, 2015 Email: piacentini.joseph@dol.gov; e-ORI@dol.gov; e-OED@dol.gov Mr. Joseph Piacentini Director, Office of Policy and Research & Chief Economist Employee Benefits Security Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite N-5718 Washington, DC...

ICI Statement on House Passage of the Retail Investor Protection Act Washington, DC, October 27, 2015— Investment Company Institute (ICI) President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 1090, the Retail Investor Protection Act, sponsored...

In Supplemental Comments, ICI Urges DOL to Improve Its Proposed Fiduciary Standard Rule Washington, DC, September 28, 2015—The Investment Company Institute (ICI) reiterated its serious concerns about the Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary rule proposal in two supplemental...