Regulators Tackle Board Effectiveness and Overdrafts
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published observations on good and poor liquidity risk management practices from its multi-firm review of wholesale trading (sell-side) firms in scope of the Investment Firms...more
For more than a year, SEC Chair Gary Gensler has, in some public forums, been mentioning concerns about gaps in the regulation of collective investment funds (CIFs), as compared to that of registered open-end investment...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted amendments to the reporting requirements of Forms N-PORT and N-CEN and issued guidance related to registered open-end funds’ liquidity risk management programs...more
In our recent alert Loan Origination Under AIFMD2: A Guide, on loan origination under the revised Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD2), we noted that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)...more
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 Aug. 28, 2024, the SEC issued a release providing guidance on certain aspects of open-end funds’ compliance with Rule 22e-4, i.e., the Liquidity Rule, under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Guidance). The Guidance...more
Last Friday, Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve Board’s (“FRB”) Vice Chair for Supervision, delivered remarks to the ECB Forum on Banking Supervision in Frankfurt, Germany entitled The Importance of Effective Liquidity Risk...more
On 10 November 2023, the Council of the EU (the "Council") published the final compromise text of the political agreement (the "Agreement") for a directive1 amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive...more
10 years after the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) entered into force, the Council of the European Union (EU) has published the final text of the political agreement reached in relation to the changes...more
1. Repos in the Islamic market - In our article titled "Repos in Islamic Finance"1 we concluded that Shari'ah-compliant repurchase transactions ("Repos") could play a useful role as a liquidity management instrument to...more
Closed-End Fund Activism Update - Activist investors continue to take large positions in closed-end funds and engage in disruptive activity that may be harmful to long-term shareholders of retail closed-end funds. This...more
On May 5, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filed charges against Pinnacle Advisors LLC ("Pinnacle Advisers"), an investment adviser, for allegedly aiding and abetting violations of Rule 22e-4 (the...more
On May 25, 2023, Gary Gensler, Chairperson of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), spoke at an Investment Company Institute leadership conference and discussed SEC proposals that address potential instability in...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned banks that unilaterally re-opening consumer accounts after account closure could constitute an unfair act or practice and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers, Mutual Fund Boards, Compliance staff Quick Take: The SEC charged a registered investment adviser, two of the adviser’s officers, and two independent trustees of a mutual fund...more
On May 5, 2023, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission filed its first enforcement complaint under Rule 22e-4 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, 17 C.F.R. § 270.22e-4 (the Liquidity Rule). The complaint was brought...more
Earlier yesterday, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a “Joint Statement on Liquidity Risks to Banking Organizations...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
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 metaverse is an emerging, digital environment that will allow users to do almost everything they do in real life, e.g., run businesses, buy real estate, enter into contracts, and socialize, albeit in a virtual setting. It...more
Selected regulatory updates of interest to the funds and asset management sector. This edition reports on UCITS liquidity risk management and the EU MMF Regulation. ...more
Recent regulatory developments of interest to insurers and their intermediaries. Includes updates relating to COVID-19, Solvency II, and more....more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has announced an EU-wide common supervisory action on liquidity risk management by managers of Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities will be...more
AGENDA - - Liquidity Rule Implementation - ETFs: Final Rule Update and Active NonTransparent ETF Developments - Fund of Funds Rule Proposal - Board Outreach and Fund Governance Update - SEC Examination Update,...more