SEC Approves New Rules to Address Run Risks in Money Market Funds
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
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
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
Recently a purported shareholder of certain special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) initiated derivative lawsuits asserting that the SPACs are investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, because...more
I never find it boring to review the investment adviser exemptions for private fund managers. Apparently, I am not the only one since this is a question we frequently field. Initially, private fund manager investment...more
Non-Enforcement - SEC Decides Against Mounting an Appeal in Koch Ruling - The July 2015 ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court in Koch v. SEC will apparently not be challenged by the SEC. The Court ruled in that...more
Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing of Northstar v. Schwab. On April 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the petition of Schwab Investments’ (Schwab) for rehearing and rehearing en banc in the case of...more
At a meeting held on July 23, 2014, the SEC voted 3-2 to adopt amendments (the “Amendments”) to various regulatory requirements affecting money market funds (“MMFs”). The Amendments, which are set forth in SEC Release No....more
The SEC issued an Order (the “Order”) instituting administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against Ambassador Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) and the portfolio manager (the “Portfolio Manager”) for a prime...more