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Washington, DC; May 22, 2025—Today, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) released the following statement regarding the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) filing in the case brought by Texas and other states against US asset management companies:...

Washington, DC; May 21, 2025—Today, Investment Company Institute (ICI) President and CEO Eric J. Pan released the following statement after the Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act (GROWTH Act) was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). “The...

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...

Closed-end funds (CEFs) trying to fend off hostile hedge funds and other activist investors are facing another headwind from an unexpected corner: proxy advisory firms. Proxy advisors, which make recommendations to institutional investors on management actions and shareholder...

When the European Commission released its proposed EU Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) package, it noted that capital market participation in the European Union has traditionally been lower than in the United States. We sometimes hear that part of the reason for this discrepancy is...

Cost Benchmarks in the EU’s Retail Investment Strategy Will Stifle Innovation A look at the EU’s Retail Investment Strategy By Matthew Mohlenkamp and James Duvall The recently released EU Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) aims to advance the Capital Markets Union (CMU) and empower...

Middle-Class Investment Tool Over the past 80 years, closed-end funds (CEFs) have helped millions of Americans achieve their long-term financial goals. Representing $252 billion in assets as of year-end 2022, CEFs are professionally managed, subject to a robust regulatory framework...

Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) represent the largest share of assets in the US retirement market, with assets totaling $13.9 trillion at year-end 2021 (Figure 1). Forty-five percent of this total is held in mutual funds, with IRA mutual fund investors primarily invested in...

As Valentine’s Day approaches, many wonder how to best express their love. Sure, dozens of roses, chocolates, or a Shakespearean sonnet would bring happiness this Valentine’s Day, but you might want to consider—whether for yourself or your spouse—a contribution to an individual...