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[36136] September 05, 2025 TO: ICI Members Investment Company Directors SUBJECTS: Advisory Contract Renewal Closed-End Funds Compensation/Remuneration Compliance Fees and Expenses Fund Governance Intermediary Oversight Investment Advisers Litigation & Enforcement Risk Oversight RE...

In April, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a request for information on deregulation. The RFI seeks comment on "regulations that are unnecessary, unlawful, unduly burdensome, or unsound" and specifically asks commenters to identify rules to rescind.

Yesterday, ICI submitted an amicus curiae brief in the State of Texas et al. v. BlackRock, Inc. et al. litigation, in which plaintiffs allege that defendants violated various federal and state antitrust laws.

On December 19, 2024, the Department of the Treasury published a report on the Uses, Opportunities, and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services Sector.

Last week, ICI sent a letter (linked below) to SEC Chair Gensler, requesting that the SEC (i) suspend the compliance dates for certain recent regulatory actions, (ii) halt work on not-yet-finalized rulemaking, and (iii) extend soon-to-expire relief that would have a significant impact...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule requiring certain investment advisers to establish anti‑money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) programs pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act and to...

The Department of the Treasury published in the Federal Register a request for information on uses, opportunities, and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial services sector. The RFI uses a broad definition AI, which Treasury views as encompassing "a wide range of...

As part of the SEC's Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management, Chair Gensler delivered a keynote address titled, "Jack Bogle, Haystacks, and Putting the Interest of the Clients First." His remarks covered a number of subject areas, including the growth of investment products...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed new rules requiring SEC-registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers to establish anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) programs and report suspicious activity to FinCEN...

Linked below is the comment letter that ICI filed today with the SEC, which expresses serious concerns with how the SEC's proposed amendments to the liquidity rule would affect mutual funds and ETFs investing in bank loans. This letter elaborates on points made about bank loan funds...