Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Boards of Directors; Investment Advisers; Compliance Officers; Fund Administrators- Quick Take: In its August 28, 2024, open meeting, the SEC amended fund reporting...more
On 19 July 2024, the European Commission (the "Commission") adopted a delegated regulation and accompanying annexes containing its regulatory technical standards ("RTS") supplementing Regulation EU 2015/760, as amended by...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
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
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
In November 2022, the SEC published a proposal that would mandate “swing pricing” procedures for the purchase and redemption of shares of most open-end investment companies. The proposal, however, does not apply to...more
On November 2, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), by a 3-2 party line vote, proposed amendments (the Proposal) to the liquidity risk management programs rule (Rule 22e-4) under the Investment Company Act...more
Summary - On 2 November 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to propose amendments (proposed amendments) to Rule 22c-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act) that would...more
On November 2, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed amendments to the current rules relating to liquidity risk management and swing pricing (the “Proposal”)....more
The Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2022 proposed significant revisions to its rules governing open-end investment company liquidity risk management and swing pricing. The proposal would also update related...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission, by a vote of three-to-two, on December 15, 2021, proposed amendments (Proposed Amendments) to Rule 2a-7 and other rules that govern money market funds (money funds) under the Investment...more
SECTIONS - I. Introduction - II. Key Requirements for Swing Factor Implementation - III. When a Swing Factor Must Be Applied - IV. Calculation of the Swing Factor - V. The President’s Working Group 2020 White Paper and Prior...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed amendments (Amendments) to its rules governing money market funds. The Amendments are intended to incorporate lessons learned from the COVID-19-related market...more
On December 15, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted, by a 3-2 vote, to propose money market fund reforms that would significantly impact the regulatory framework governing money market funds...more
A variety of steps have been taken to accommodate managers working during the lockdown. As at 29 September 2020, these measures are as follows: 1. MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF FUNDS - On 20 March 2020, the...more
A variety of steps have been taken to accommodate managers working during the lockdown. As at 22 June 2020, these measures are as follows: 1. MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF FUNDS...more
A variety of steps have been taken to accommodate managers working during the lockdown. As at 20 May 2020, these measures are as follows: 1. MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF FUNDS - The increased flexibility for the...more
Wenn das deutsche Investmentrecht in den vergangenen Jahren geändert wurde, ging es meist um zusätzliche Regulierung für die Fondsbranche. Erstmals liegt nun wieder ein Gesetzentwurf vor, der Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaften...more
REGULATION - DOL Issues Additional Guidance on Fiduciary Rule - On January 13, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a second set of guidance on its new fiduciary rules, which are scheduled to become...more
On October 13, the SEC adopted rule reforms designed to improve liquidity risk management by open-end funds. Liquidity Risk Management Programs - Under the reforms, mutual funds (excluding money market funds) and...more
Editor's Note - A Possible Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Reform in the Trump Administration. During his campaign, President-elect Trump consistently emphasized that financial regulatory reform is a critical...more
On October 13, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) unanimously adopted regulatory changes that require open-end funds, including traditional mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, to establish...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) has unanimously adopted new rules and rule amendments to require registered open-end investment companies (including exchange traded funds and exchange-traded...more
Editor's Note - Never Satisfied. Despite the Securities and Exchange Commission’s announcement that, in its just completed fiscal year 2016, it filed a record 868 enforcement actions reprimanding misconduct by companies...more
On October 13, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously adopted regulatory changes that require open-end funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), to establish liquidity risk...more