The Investment Company Institute’s latest study, "The Role of IRAs in US Households’ Saving for Retirement, 2025", shows that IRAs remain central to how millions of Americans save for retirement. By year-end 2025, IRAs held $19.2 trillion, representing 39% of total US retirement assets, up from 24% two decades ago.
ICI submitted a comment letter today in response to the Department of Labor’s proposed rule on fiduciary duties in selecting designated investment alternatives.
New research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute and ICI found that most participants who were fully invested in Target Date Funds at year-end 2016 remained fully invested over the six-year period studied. This pattern of retention reflects the staying power of Target Date Funds and offers a closer look at how participants use them over time.
The latest ICI research, “What US Households Consider When They Select Mutual Funds, 2025”, shows investors consistently value diversification and low costs when choosing mutual funds.
ICI released a statement after the European Parliament’s ECON Committee adopted a position on the EU securitisation framework today. The committee made progress but has not yet delivered the level of reform needed to meaningfully revive Europe’s securitisation market or support the objectives of the Savings and Investments Union
ICI released a statement regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule and form amendments that would allow public companies to meet interim reporting requirements through semiannual, rather than quarterly, filings under the federal securities laws.
ICI released a statement regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission Divisions of Investment Management and Corporation Finance’s staff statement on the treatment of pooled employer plans (PEPs) under federal securities laws.
The Securities and Exchange Commission should modernize the Recordkeeping Rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to better reflect the realities of modern technology, ICI wrote in a joint letter with the Investment Adviser Association today.
