Policy Priorities
Comment Letters
Fund Governance
2020 Annual Report to Members: A Conversation with IDC Managing Director Thomas Kim
As Thomas Kim finished his first year as IDC's managing director, he sat down to discuss the...
Letter on Proposed Amendments to SEC Auditor Independence Rule (pdf)
A New Chapter of Growth and Impact: IDC’s 2019 Annual Review
In a letter in the Independent Directors Council's 2019 Annual Review, IDC Managing Director Thomas...
Fund Regulation
Regulation Done Right: Toward A More Productive Industry-Agency Relationship
I would like to begin by acknowledging the tragic situation taking place in Ukraine. I think many of...
Fund Valuation Under the SEC’s New Fair Value Rule (pdf)
ICI Files Comment Letter to FINRA on Potential Enhancements to Short Interest Reporting and a Reporting Framework for Stock Lending (pdf)
Taxes
Keith Lawson Discusses Proposed ETF Tax Change on the ETF Prime Podcast
In conversation with Nate Geraci on the ETF Prime podcast, ICI Deputy General Counsel Keith Lawson...
ICI President and CEO Eric J. Pan Speaks on a Proposed ETF Tax on CNBC’s “ETF Edge”
In his appearance on CNBC's "ETF Edge," Pan discusses how Congress’s proposed tax on ETFs would...
How America Supports Retirement: The Incentive to Save Is Not Upside Down – Japanese Translation (pdf)
Testimony
Statement for House Hearing on Diversity and Inclusion Performance at America's Large Investment Firms (pdf)
Statement for Senate Hearing on Financial Stability Oversight Council Nonbank Designations (pdf)
Oral Statement on Financial Stability Oversight Council Nonbank Designations
Financial Stability Oversight Council Nonbank Designations Statement of Paul Schott Stevens...
Trading and Markets
ICI: “Vitally Important" That Financial Markets Remain Open
Paul Schott Stevens, president and CEO of the Investment Company Institute, issued the following...
Joint Trades Submit Comment Letter to the Legal Entity Identifier ("LEI") Regulatory Oversight Committee ("ROC") (pdf)
For T+2, It’s All Systems Go
For T+2, It’s All Systems Go By Michael Bodson, Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr., and Paul Schott Stevens (As...