Archive of U.S. Legislative Action on Fees & Expenses-Related Issues

• ICI Chairman's Remarks at ICI's General Membership Meeting (speech), May 2008
• ICI President's Remarks at General Membership Meeting (speech), May 2008

• ICI President Calls for Effective 401(k) Disclosure, October 2007
• ICI President and CEO Testifies Before House Committee Concerning the 401(k) Plan System, October 2007
• American Benefits Council Chair Testifies on Behalf of ICI Concerning 401(k) Plan Fees, October 2007
• 401(k) Participants Hold Lower-Cost Funds, September 2007
• ICI Chairman's Remarks at ICI's General Membership Meeting (speech), May 2007
• ICI Welcomes Efforts to Improve 401(k) Disclosure, March 2007

• ICI President Speaks at Annual Fund Directors' Conference (speech), November 2005
• Mutual Fund Legislation Introduced in the Senate, May 2005

• ICI Chairman Testifies on Industry's Ongoing Efforts to Protect Shareholders' Interests, March 2004
• Industry Leader Discusses Impact of Regulatory Reforms on Small Funds in Senate Testimony, March 2004
• ICI Strongly Supports Proposed Increase to the SEC's FY 2005 Budget, March 2004
• Industry Leader Testifies on Fund Governance, Disclosure, and Fees, February 2004
• House Approves Legislation Affecting Mutual Funds, February 2004
• Industry Leader Testifies at Senate Hearing on Mutual Funds, February 2004
• ICI Strongly Supports Bush Administration's FY 2005 Plan to Bolster SEC Funding, February 2004
• ICI President Issues Statement Concerning Mutual Fund Fees, January 2004
• Institute Testifies on Mutual Fund Fees, January 2004

• House Approves Mutual Fund Legislation, November 2003
• New Mutual Fund Legislation Proposed, November 2003
• House Committee Passes Amended Version of Fund Industry Legislation, July 2003
• Institute Chairman Testifies on Bill Concerning Fund Industry Practices, June 2003
• ICI President Asks Mutual Fund Leaders to Take Additional Concrete Steps to Reinforce Investor Confidence, May 2003
• ICI Chairman Urges Mutual Fund Leaders to Remain Open to New Ideas That Benefit Shareholders, May 2003
• ICI President's Report at the 2003 ICI General Membership Meeting (speech), May 2003
• ICI Chairman's Remarks at the 2003 ICI General Membership Meeting (speech), May 2003
• Institute President Addresses Investor Confidence in Remarks at Mutual Fund Conference (speech), March 2003
• Mutual Funds Provide Investors with Greater Service, Choice, and Information at Much Lower Cost Than Ever Before, March 2003
• Fund Industry Leaders Testify at Hearing on Fund Industry Practices, March 2003
• Institute Chairman and President Discuss Costs and Benefits of Mutual Funds (audio), March 2003
• ICI Supports Bush SEC Budget Proposal, January 2003

• Senate Finance Committee Approves Pension Reform Bill, July 2002

• SEC, SROs to Develop New Rules to Accommodate Fee Reduction, December 2001
• ICI Chairman, President Discuss Maintaining Shareholder Confidence (video), May 2001
• ICI Applauds Introduction of House Bill to Reduce SEC Fees, March 2001
• ICI Applauds Introduction of Competitive Market Supervision Act of 2001, January 2001
• ICI Outlines Mutual Fund Fees and Expenses Developments, January 2001

• Institute President Matthew P. Fink Discusses Costs of Investing (audio), September 1999
• 401k Fee Disclosure Bill Introduced, August 1999
• ICI President's Report at the 1999 General Membership Meeting (speech), May 1999
• ICI President Delivers Keynote Address at the 1999 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference (speech), March 1999
• Institute President Matthew P. Fink Discusses Costs of Investing (audio), February 1999

• Institute Economist Discusses Fund Fees (audio), November 1998
• House Subcommittee Hearing Examines Price Competition in the Mutual Fund Industry, September 1998
• Institute President Discusses Fund Fees (audio), September 1998