Washington, DC, September 19, 2025—Today, Investment Company Institute (ICI) President and CEO Eric J. Pan released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Daniel Aronowitz to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)...
In the 2010s, a digital media trend emerged promoting so-called life hacks: simple actions that claimed to deliver dramatic results. These were often accompanied by clickbait headlines promising transformation with “one weird trick” (use this one simple hack to pay off your mortgage...
More than 700 ETF professionals gathered in Nashville last week for ICI’s inaugural ETF Conference, a four-day program dedicated to the opportunities and challenges shaping one of the fastest-growing segments of the fund industry. The event brought together leaders from across the ETF...
The European Commission’s Savings and Investments Union (SIU) is an ambitious initiative with the potential to transform Europe’s financial landscape by building a deep and resilient culture of investing. By placing households at its core, the SIU rightly recognises that meaningful...
Exchange-traded funds have become one of the most successful financial innovations of the past thirty years. With more than $11 trillion in assets in the United States and steady inflows across every market segment, ETFs are now indispensable building blocks for investors seeking cost...
Washington, DC; September 3, 2025—As Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) consider changing laws to allow the delivery of financial documents electronically as the default delivery method, ICI released the results of its survey on Americans’ Views on E-Delivery of...
Americans manage nearly every part of their financial lives online. Yet when it comes to their mutual fund and ETF accounts, the law still requires most investors opt in if they want to receive financial documents electronically. That outdated approach drives up costs and, according...
Washington, DC; August 27, 2025—A new report from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) and ISS Market Intelligence (MI) finds that most employees in large 403(b) plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) receive employer contributions, giving them...
President Trump recently issued an executive order (EO) directing the U.S. Secretary of Labor to review fiduciary guidance on private market investments in 401(k) and other defined contribution plans governed by ERISA. The EO also instructs the SEC to explore ways to expand access to...
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President Trump recently issued an executive order (EO) directing the U.S. Secretary of Labor to review fiduciary guidance on private market investments in 401(k) and other defined contribution plans governed by ERISA. The EO also instructs the SEC to explore ways to expand access to...
