Latest News
Latest FSOC Decision Reinforces Need for SIFI Reform
Congress should pass legislation to enhance the FSOC’s ability to mitigate systemic risk, said ICI President and CEO Paul Scott Stevens.- George C. W. Gatch Is Elected Chairman of ICI
Gatch, CEO of J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s global funds and global institutional businesses will serve as ICI chairman for a one-year term. - ICI Reports Weekly Estimated ETF Net Issuance
ETFs experienced an estimated $3.73 billion in negative net issuance of shares for the week ended October 10. - ETF-Owning Households Tend to Be Younger and Self-Reliant
Twenty-one percent of households owning ETFs were headed by a person younger than 40, according to a study from ICI and SBI.
Key Issues
ICI Explains: What Are Mutual Funds?
ICI’s Morris Mitler explains the basics about this popular investment vehicle in the first of a series of educational explainer videos.- ICI Takes on Retirement Myths With FactsonRetirement.org
The new site takes on common misconceptions about retirement preparedness and provides simple but crucial tips for retirement savers. - What the Fund Industry and the Space Industry Have in Common
Retired NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger looks at the similarities between working in space and working in the fund industry in this Focus on Funds. - SEC Should Reject Complex, Costly “Pass-Through” Proxy Voting
Forcing funds to poll shareholders on companies’ proxy measures would be misguided and impractical, says ICI President and CEO Paul Scott Stevens.
