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
ICI Files Comment Letter to FINRA on Potential Enhancements to Short Interest Reporting and a Reporting Framework for Stock Lending (pdf)
Closed-End Funds at a Crossroads
Closed-end funds provide retail investors with many benefits but have recently come up against some...
ICI President and CEO Reflects on Member Priorities After a Turbulent Year
In an appearance on Bloomberg Businessweek, Eric J. Pan discusses the most pressing concerns for ICI...
Retirement Security
How America Supports Retirement: The Incentive to Save Is Not Upside Down – Japanese Translation (pdf)
How America Supports Retirement: The Incentive to Save Is Not Upside Down – Chinese Translation (pdf)
How America Supports Retirement: What Do Tax Rates Have to Do with the Benefits of Tax Deferral? Less Than You Think – Japanese Translation (pdf)
Taxes
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)
How America Supports Retirement: The Incentive to Save Is Not Upside Down – Chinese Translation (pdf)
Testimony
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...
Statement for House Hearing on Empowering a Pro-Growth Economy by Cutting Taxes and Regulatory Red Tape (pdf)
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...