ICI Viewpoints
2021 Investment Company Fact Book: Letter from the Chief Economist
A version of this letter by ICI Chief Economist Sean Collins was released in the Institute’s 61st...
A Shorter Settlement Cycle: T+1 Will Benefit Investors and Market Participant Firms by Reducing Systemic and Operational Risks
Last week, ICI, SIFMA, and the DTCC announced that our organizations are collaborating on efforts to...
On Closer Look, a Very Different Picture of Funds’ Role in the Commercial Paper Market
New analysis by ICI shows that prime money market funds did not pull back significantly from the...
Previous Reform Made Prime Funds Less Resilient This Time Around
Even as the market turmoil triggered by strict government mandates and social distancing due to the...
Bond Mutual Fund Outflows: A Measured Investor Response to a Massive Shock
The evidence about what happened to financial markets in March 2020 is still far too mixed and...
Growth in Bond Mutual Funds: A Question of Balance
Why have bond mutual funds grown substantially in the past several years? There are two possible...
Grow Your Money Skills…It’s Financial Literacy Month!
April showers bring…Financial Literacy Month! Financial literacy will equip you with money skills...
Traditional and Roth IRAs Offer Choice and Flexibility
Individual Retirement Accounts Offer a Variety of Ways to Save With $12.2 trillion in assets...
Fund Investors’ Expenses Are Falling on Both Sides of the Pond
Data on UCITS ongoing charges have become more widely available to investors in recent years...
Growth in Bond Mutual Funds: See the Whole Picture
In the past decade, a number of regulators and academics have discussed concerns about the growth in...