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Now Is the Time to Put America on a Path of Fiscal Responsibility

By Paul Schott Stevens

November 21, 2011

On behalf of funds and the 90 million investors that they serve, fund industry leaders are sending a simple but urgent message to Congress and the White House: the time has arrived to put America’s fiscal house in order.

Thirty executives of companies represented on ICI’s Board of Governors, the chair of the Independent Directors Council, and I are joining together to send a letter to the co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction—known as the “Super Committee”—every other member of Congress, and the President. The letter will also appear as advertisements in the New York Times and Roll Call.

The full text of our letter follows.

Only days remain for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to report on its efforts. Meanwhile, more than 90 million American mutual fund investors wait anxiously for Congress and the Administration to act.

These are Americans who are investing for a brighter future—a secure retirement, a better education, or a solid financial foundation. They need responsible action by their government to protect the health of the economy and the financial markets on which they depend.

The time to act is now. Last summer, we saw how harmful it is when America’s resolve to address our fiscal crisis is put in doubt. Congress and the Administration must work together to put America on a path of fiscal responsibility. The health of our markets, the prosperity of our nation, and the security of future generations all depend upon it.

American Century Investments
Jonathan S. Thomas
President and CEO
Aquila Investment Management LLC
Diana P. Herrmann
President and CEO
BlackRock, Inc.
Laurence D. Fink
Chairman and CEO
Capital Research and Management Company
Paul G. Haaga Jr.
Chairman of the Board
Columbia Management
William F. Truscott
CEO, U.S. Asset Management and President, Annuities
Delaware Investments
Patrick P. Coyne
President and CEO
Dodge & Cox
Thomas M. Mistele
Chief Operating Officer
The Dreyfus Corporation
Jonathan R. Baum
Chairman and CEO
Eaton Vance Corporation
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
Chairman and CEO
Federated Investors, Inc.
John W. McGonigle
Vice Chairman
Franklin Resources, Inc.
Gregory E. Johnson
President and CEO
Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds
James A McNamara
President and CEO
Invesco, Ltd.
Martin L. Flanagan
President and CEO
JPMorgan Asset Management
George C. W. Gatch
CEO, JP Morgan Funds
Legg Mason, Inc.
Mark R. Fetting
Chairman and CEO
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
Robert S. Dow
Senior Partner
Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.
John T. Hailer
President and CEO, U.S. and Asia
New York Life Investments
John Y. Kim
Chairman and CEO
Northern Funds and Northern Institutional Funds
Lloyd A. Wennlund
President
Nuveen Investments
Thomas S. Schreier Jr.
Vice Chairman, Wealth Management
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
William F. Glavin Jr.
Chairman, President, and CEO
PIMCO
William H. Gross
Founder and Co-CIO
Pioneer Investments
Daniel K. Kingsbury
President and CEO
Prudential Investments
Judy Rice
President
Putnam Investments
Robert L. Reynolds
President and CEO
State Street Global Advisors
James E. Ross
Senior Managing Director and Global Head of ETFs
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
Edward C. Bernard
Vice Chairman
Thornburg Investment Management, Inc.
Garrett Thornburg
Chairman
Vanguard
F. William McNabb III
Chairman and CEO
Waddell & Reed, Inc.
Michael D. Strohm
CEO
Independent Directors Council
Dorothy A. Berry
Chair
Investment Company Institute
Paul Schott Stevens
President and CEO

Paul Schott Stevens has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute since June 2004.

TOPICS: Financial MarketsTaxes

Deloitte/ICI Study Shows Retirement Plan Fees Driven Primarily by Plan Size, Asset Allocation

By Sarah Holden

November 16, 2011

According to a comprehensive new study, primary factors driving fees in 401(k) and other defined contribution retirement plans are the number of plan participants and average participant account balance, as well as the allocation of plan assets to equity investment options.

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TOPICS: 401(k)Policy ResearchRetirement Research

A Thoughtful Approach to Regulating Derivatives and Protecting Investors

Robert C. Grohowski

November 8, 2011

A Thoughtful Approach to Regulating Derivatives and Protecting Investors

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TOPICS: Fund Regulation

Washington Post Columnist Ignores Regulation, Transparency of Funds

By Paul Schott Stevens

November 7, 2011

Today I submitted the following letter to the editor of the Washington Post: Mutual funds are among the most regulated and transparent investment vehicles available, with investor protection as a defining principle. In his Sunday column, Steven Pearlstein chose to ignore that record.

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TOPICS: Financial MarketsFund Regulation

ICI Responds to Hearing on Excessive Speculation

By Stephanie Ortbals-Tibbs

November 3, 2011

ICI issued the following statement in response to today’s hearing, “Excessive Speculation and Compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act,” before the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

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TOPICS: Commodity InvestmentsExchange-Traded FundsFinancial MarketsFund Regulation

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