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ETF Share Class Operational Considerations

The Investment Company Institute has published a new paper exploring the operational considerations for launching an ETF share class within an existing mutual fund portfolio. The expected SEC relief...

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ICI Cyber Industry Tabletop Exercise 2024: After-Action Report

The asset management industry relies on a complex web of service providers, creating layered outsourcing models that include fourth-party vendors. The 2025 ICI Operational Resiliency Exercise, hosted by Charles Schwab, tested industry response to a fourth-party outage at AlphaPrime Trust caused by CoreDataX. The simulation engaged 42 firms to address cascading risks from complex outsourcing and strengthen resilience beyond cybersecurity.

The asset management industry faces an escalating battle against cybercriminals employing increasingly sophisticated tactics. From state-sponsored attacks to ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platforms...

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Mutual Fund to ETF Conversion: Operational Considerations

Beginning in 2021, there has been a steadily increasing trend of mutual funds converting to ETFs. Some key differentiators between mutual funds and ETFs are how investors purchase and sell shares, and how the funds themselves purchase and sell portfolio holdings. ETFs are attractive...

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Interval Fund Repurchase Timeline

Through a series of white papers, the ICI Broker/Dealer Advisory Committee’s (BDAC) Interval Funds Task Force (Task Force) has educated stakeholders about the unique operating needs and requirements of interval funds. While most interval funds are continuously offered, the fund may...

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Reforms to Restore Confidence in the SEC

The US capital markets are the largest, deepest, and most liquid in the world. They power economic growth and prosperity due to the efforts of both the public and private sectors. American businesses fuel the markets through innovation and competition, supporting employment and...