Focus on Funds Content

Focus on Funds How 401(k) Investors React to Market Ups and Downs The long-term saving horizon of 401(k) investors helps them weather market volatility. In the March 20, 2020, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Senior Director of Retirement and Investor Research Sarah Holden details what...

Focus on Funds Amid Volatile Markets, Fund Investors Stay the Course Despite ups and downs in the global financial markets, the data show US mutual funds have seen only small outflows. In the March 13, 2020, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Chief Economist Sean Collins details the...

Focus on Funds Retirement Plan Participation Continues to Increase ICI research shows that most workers who are likely to have the ability to save for retirement and to be focused primarily on saving for retirement participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan. In the March 6...

Focus on Funds Across Generations, US Investors Choose Mutual Funds ICI research shows that American investors young and old are using mutual funds in pursuit of their savings goals. In the February 28, 2020, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Senior Director of Retirement and Investor...

Fund boards set a high standard for fund oversight by continuing to adopt strong governance practices. A regular survey by ICI and the Independent Directors Council captures the trends. In the February 21, 2020, edition of Focus on Funds, Lisa Hamman, senior associate counsel for the...

Focus on Funds Asset Managers Are Reinventing Fund Operations Through New Technologies Artificial intelligence and robotics are allowing funds to create powerful new tools to help investors meet their savings goals. In the February 7, 2020, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Chief...

Regulators and investors alike are taking a new look at interval funds, and ICI has responded by leading a new industry effort to modernize their distribution. In the January 31, 2020, edition of Focus on Funds, Jeff Naylor, ICI director of operations and distribution, discusses this...

Focus on Funds Retirement Savings Options Set to Expand Congress and the Department of Labor are both throwing new support behind the concept of multiple employer plans (MEPs). In the January 24, 2020, edition of Focus on Funds, Elena Barone Chism, ICI associate general counsel for...

Focus on Funds 45 Years of Savings Success with Individual Retirement Accounts It’s been 45 years since the American individual retirement account (IRA) was created, and the results for savers have been exceptional. In the December 20, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Senior...

Focus on Funds 401(k) Disclosure Rules Meet the Modern Age For the first time since smartphones became common, the rules governing delivery of 401(k) disclosures are changing. In the November 1, 2019, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI assistant general counsel Shannon Salinas details how...