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2021 Investment Company Fact Book: Letter from the Chief Economist
A version of this letter by ICI Chief Economist Sean Collins was released in the Institute’s 61st...
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On Closer Look, a Very Different Picture of Funds’ Role in the Commercial Paper Market
New analysis by ICI shows that prime money market funds did not pull back significantly from the...
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Previous Reform Made Prime Funds Less Resilient This Time Around
Even as the market turmoil triggered by strict government mandates and social distancing due to the...
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Growth in Bond Mutual Funds: A Question of Balance
Why have bond mutual funds grown substantially in the past several years? There are two possible...
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Fund Investors’ Expenses Are Falling on Both Sides of the Pond
Data on UCITS ongoing charges have become more widely available to investors in recent years...
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Growth in Bond Mutual Funds: See the Whole Picture
In the past decade, a number of regulators and academics have discussed concerns about the growth in...
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What’s in a Name, Redux: For Bond Mutual Funds, “Corporate” Matters
Policymakers around the globe are studying the turmoil in March 2020 related to the COVID-19...
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Bond Mutual Fund Outflows: A Measured Investor Response to a Massive Shock
The evidence about what happened to financial markets in March 2020 is still far too mixed and...