Focus on Funds Content

Focus on Funds Fund Industry Responds to Today’s Investor Needs Fund investor preferences are changing, driven in part by demographic shifts. The fund industry must adapt accordingly, explains Shundrawn Thomas, executive vice president and head of funds and managed accounts for...

Focus on Funds Americans See Many Positives in DC Plans A survey of more than 2,000 Americans finds that they value defined contribution (DC) plans as an important retirement savings tool. In the June 23, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Senior Director of Retirement and Investor...

Focus on Funds Fund Industry Is Swiftly Changing The American fund industry is undergoing transformation, as Shundrawn Thomas, executive vice president and head of funds and managed accounts for Northern Trust, explains in the June 16, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds. Transcript...

Focus on Funds Insights on Today’s Investment Environment Fund portfolio managers have to make investment decisions in a fast-moving, global environment. In the June 2, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds, Goldman Sachs’ Heather Miner summarizes where asset managers see opportunities...

The August 15, 2014, edition of Focus on Funds features ICI Senior Economist Shelly Antoniewicz discussing the key points of a recently released ICI research report on closed-end funds.