ICI Viewpoints
ICI Global Kicks Off Brussels Thought Leadership Program
ICI Global is bringing the international voice of the UCITS, ETF, and mutual fund industry to...
Savers Remain Focused on Retirement Goals Through Market Turbulence
US households felt the sting of high inflation in 2022. Sharp increases in consumer prices led to...
Financial Stability Board Should Rethink Its Agenda on Non-Bank Financial Intermediation
Non-bank financial intermediation (NFBI)—encompassing a broad range of capital sources, including...
ICI Global’s Continued Commitment to Asia
Last month, ICI Global was thrilled to host our first major in-person event in Asia since the...
ICI Tech Summit – Top 5 Takeaways
On November 8–9, ICI hosted the 2022 Tech Summit, the first event ICI event celebrating the...
Our European Footprint
ICI Global is the leading community of asset management firms worldwide. Our purpose is to help our...
Introducing the New ICI Global
ICI Global is a community of leading asset management firms with a worldwide presence. We serve...
ISSB: A Strong Foundation for Global Reporting Standards
Like physical architecture, regulatory architecture can vary across different parts of the world to...
IRA Investors Are Concentrated in Lower-Cost Mutual Funds
Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) represent the largest share of assets in the US retirement...
Core Bond Mutual Funds Had Little Impact on the Investment Grade Corporate Bond Market
Core bond mutual funds’ activities during March 2020 had little impact on the investment grade...
Fact Checking SEC Statements on Money Market Fund Reform
For more than 80 years, our part of the financial industry – mutual funds, ETFs, and money market...
Policymakers Need to Focus on Economic Fundamentals and Not Blame Bond Mutual Funds: Examining the Evidence of Investment Grade Corporate Bond Yield Spreads in March 2020
Bond mutual funds’ activities during March 2020 had little impact on the investment grade corporate...
Top 5 Takeaways from ICI’s 2022 Investment Company Fact Book
For more than half a century, ICI has produced an annual Fact Book featuring research, analysis and...
Running 401(k)
Have you ever thought about running 401K? I know what you’re thinking—that’s almost 10 marathons...
Navigating Through Financial Storms: American Savers’ Handling of Retirement Planning Through COVID
The onset and lingering effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic have created financial stresses...
Policymakers Say Bond Mutual Funds Contributed Significantly to Treasury Market Stress but…
US residents that invest in mutual funds. ICI survey data on the daily activities of bond mutual...
The Harms of HSR Aggregation: Antitrust’s Misunderstanding of Mutual Funds and Their Investors
Antitrust authorities are considering serious changes to the antitrust rules that, if enacted, would...
Americans’ Financial Response to COVID
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020, American households faced numerous...
Setting the Record Straight on Bond Mutual Funds’ Sales of Treasuries
When analyzing the complex and unprecedented market activity of March 2020, it is vital to use...
ICI Bond Mutual Fund Survey Brings Facts to the Debate
New ICI research provides a detailed picture of bond mutual funds’ role in the fixed-income markets...
Happiness Is a Spousal IRA
As Valentine’s Day approaches, many wonder how to best express their love. Sure, dozens of roses...
Common Sense Doesn’t Support Common Ownership Hypothesis
How strong is the empirical evidence supporting the theory of common ownership? Proponents believe...
Foreign Direct Investment: Striking the Right Balance
In a world that is more interconnected than ever, it is important to fend off foreign threats to...
Leading the Way to T+1
Shortening the settlement cycle will mitigate risk and maximize investment opportunities—all for the...
Closed-End Funds at a Crossroads
Closed-end funds provide retail investors with many benefits but have recently come up against some...
IRA Investors Are Concentrated in Lower-Cost Mutual Funds
Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) represent the largest share of assets in the US retirement...
The SEC Must Step into the Breach
Fund investors deserve to pay fair prices for information about their investments, but a broken...
Toward a Dynamic Climate Disclosure Framework
Enhancing climate-related financial disclosure means developing, refining, and implementing a wide...
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert on Building Relationships
Succeeding in the world of sports is like succeeding in any other big business: you have to be able...
Jamie Dimon Speaks His Mind
In a headline half-hour at ICI’s 2021 General Membership Meeting on May 6, ICI President and CEO...