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A Report on Extraordinary Market Conditions and ICI’s Response A Message from Paul Schott Stevens, President and CEO, Investment Company Institute Washington, DC, September 22, 2008 - These are extraordinary times for financial markets around the world, and the impact on our industry...

Setting a New Standard at the SEC By Paul Schott Stevens (as published in InvestmentNews, August 8, 2005) The controversial manner in which the Securities and Exchange Commission readopted its mutual fund governance requirements should not obscure the fact that the decision of the U.S...

Honest Funds by Paul Schott Stevens (as published in the Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2004) Over the past year, since the announcement of Eliot Spitzer's settlement with Canary Capital Partners, mutual funds have been the subject of intensive and federal and state investigations...

Mutual Integrity, Mutual Trust by Paul G. Haaga (as published in The Wall Street Journal, December 15, 2003) It is not news that mutual funds experienced remarkable growth over the last 20 years. More than 60% of middle-American households now own fund investments. In a 1999 Pew...

(As published in USA Today, September 9, 2003) Investors Are Our Priority by Matthew P. Fink Serving investors above all other interests is mutual funds’ first and only commandment. It’s the reason 95 million Americans became mutual fund investors. If the allegations described by New...

Plan Meets People's Needs by Matthew P. Fink The Bush administration's landmark proposals bring common sense to the complications facing Americans trying to save for their futures. Over the past 25 years, the federal government has taken several important steps to encourage long-term...

No Disclosure: The Feeling Is Mutual by John J. Brennan and Edward C. Johnson 3rd The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a proposal to require mutual funds to disclose how they vote the proxies of the corporations whose stock they hold. While it seems a well-intended...

Maintaining the Industry’s Reputation and Our Investors’ Confidence in Difficult Times by Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Mr. Haaga was elected Chairman of the Institute in October 2002. The mutual fund industry’s reputation is its most important asset. Strict regulation and the industry’s...

Changes Have Come, Quietly Reforms that work best benefit mutual fund shareholders. by Matthew P. Fink President, Investment Company Institute Since mutual funds rarely seek the spotlight when advancing reforms, observers might be unaware of the industry’s longstanding efforts to...

Closing the Investor "Knowledge Gap" by Julie Domenick Executive Vice President, Investment Company Institute Successful investors are informed investors. While technology has made it easier for individuals to gather information about their investments, experts remind investors that...