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On August 23, 2023, ICI submitted a comment letter (Letter) to the IRS and Treasury addressing SECURE 2.0 Act section 305, which amends the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), and IRS Notice 2023-43, which provides interim guidance under section 305. The Letter, which...

Critics of the current retirement system often claim that Americans have insufficient income in retirement and that the system’s voluntary component is failing, leaving retirees too reliant on Social Security. 1 While these assertions are used to justify proposals to overhaul employer...

The Investment Company Institute writes to request immediate guidance and relief relating to certain changes to the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) enacted under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA). As you know, the CAA (signed by the President on December 29, 2022)...

The Investment Company Institute (ICI) writes to reiterate our significant concerns with the Department of Labor’s (the “Department”) proposed amendments to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-14 (the “QPAM Exemption”), the longstanding exemption governing financial institutions...

US households felt the sting of high inflation in 2022. Sharp increases in consumer prices led to surging interest rates and a stock market downturn, driving steep losses in many investment accounts. This challenging environment generated financial headwinds to households of all...