SEC Approves New Rules to Address Run Risks in Money Market Funds
Catastrophe bonds using industry-loss triggers have become increasingly popular among ILS investors and cedant sponsors. Industry loss catastrophe bonds pose less adverse selection risk from the point of view of...more
The Knesset approved a series of legislative amendments this past July designed to promote competition in the money market – money market mutual funds, deposits and government bonds (short-term loans maturing in less than one...more
Towards the end of 2023, non-bank financial intermediaries ("NBFIs") accounted for approximately 41% of the EU’s total financial assets, against a figure for banks of 36%. This dominance and growth, together with the...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
On 30 January 2024 the Economic Secretary to HM Treasury issued a statement to MPs on the long-awaited first equivalence assessment under the Overseas Fund Regime ("OFR"). Following a 'detailed assessment', European Economic...more
It is a dramatic understatement to describe 2023 as a busy year in the United States for asset management regulation. With 24 rules adopted and 18 new rules or rule amendments proposed, the US Securities and Exchange...more
Deposit Insurance - Are the deposits at my bank FDIC-insured? Deposits held at FDIC-insured depository institutions are insured up to $250,000 per depositor for deposits held in the same “right and capacity.”...more
The Financial Stability Oversight Council unanimously approved an analytic framework for financial stability risk identification, assessment and response and interpretive guidance on nonbank financial company determinations...more
Recent Events in the Banking Industry - Developments in 2023 surrounding various financial institutions, including failures and a government-led merger, combined with changing macroeconomic conditions, have created...more
Regulators Hit Jackpot: Off-Channel Communications - Several years before announcing the first “off-channel” communications enforcement action, the SEC and FINRA cautioned broker-dealers and investment advisers about...more
On July 12, the SEC adopted, on a 3–2 party line vote, so-called money market fund reforms. The reforms substitute a required redemption (liquidity) fee for proposed “swing pricing” for certain institutional money market...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more
Executive Summary - On 12 July 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) (the Final Rule), which governs the...more
On July 26, 2023, the CFTC approved a proposal to amend the margin regulations for uncleared swaps (the “Proposed Amendments”). The Proposed Amendments, if finalized, would relieve registered swap dealers and major swap...more
31 July - ESG: The European Commission adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation, setting out the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”), together with a Q&A (see press release). The ESRS specify...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission, by a vote of 3 to 2, approved significant changes to Rule 2a-7 and other rules that govern money market funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940 on July 12, 2023. Among other...more
The Federal Reserve has announced that its FedNowSM Service, a new interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments, went live on July 20 with 35 early-adopting banks and credit unions. The...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The SEC adopted amendments to Rule 2a-7 governing money market funds under the Investment Company Act to improve the transparency...more
Financial Institution Diversity Voluntary Self-Assessments: Due September 30 - On July 13, the FDIC issued a financial institution letter announcing that FDIC-supervised financial institutions are encouraged to...more
On July 12, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted, by a 3-2 vote, to adopt money market fund reforms that will significantly impact the regulatory framework governing money market funds ("money funds"...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) adopted amendments to the rule governing money market funds on July 12, 2023 in an attempt to address concerns about institutional prime and institutional tax-exempt...more
In a surprising change, the SEC heeded the cacophony of opposition to swing pricing, but instead threw the industry a curveball by requiring mandatory liquidity fees for institutional prime and institutional tax-exempt money...more
On July 12, 2023, in a closely-watched meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved new requirements on the $5.8 trillion money market fund (MMF) industry, a popular class of mutual funds that balance high...more
On July 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) adopted amendments to Rule 2a-7 governing money market funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act). ...more