MFEA hosted a Webinar on Thursday, February 26  at 1:00 pm ET. Brian Reid, Chief Economist for the Investment Company Institute addressed the current state of the mutual fund industry, providing an overview of demographic and competitive forces shaping the industry, as well as identifying economic and public policy challenges currently being faced.

Brian Reid, Chief Economist for Investment Company Institute, leads the Institute’s Research Department. The department serves as a source for statistical data on the investment company industry and conducts public policy research on fund industry trends, shareholder demographics, the industry’s role in U.S. and foreign financial markets, and the retirement market. Prior to joining ICI in 1996, Reid served as an economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Michigan and a BS in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.