SEC Approves New Rules to Address Run Risks in Money Market Funds
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, 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 (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 Securities and Exchange Commission, by a party-line vote of three-to-two, proposed for public comment amendments (Proposed Amendments) to Rule 2a-7 and other rules that govern money market funds...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
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose money market fund reforms; the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and to modernize and improve share repurchase...more
On December 15, the SEC voted to propose reforms that would significantly affect the regulatory framework governing money market funds (MMFs). According to the SEC, the proposed reforms are designed to improve the resiliency...more
In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more
On July 23, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted final rules governing the structure and operation of money market funds (MMFs), in a release adopting amendments to Rule 2a-7 (Rule) under the...more
On July 23, 2014, in connection with the adoption of final rules governing the structure and operation of money market funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) re-proposed amendments to Rule 2a-7 to implement...more
The SEC recently adopted amendments to the rules governing MMFs. Most particularly, the amendments (i) require institutional prime and institutional tax-exempt MMFs to use a floating net asset value as opposed to allowing...more
Amendments to Offshore Fund Rules to Reflect Finance Act 2014 AIFM Partnership Tax Changes - Regulations amending the Offshore Funds Regulations 2009 (the 2009 Regulations) to reflect the Finance Act 2014 changes to...more
The Commission issued its long discussed rules reforming money markets this week, requiring that institutional prime money market funds have a floating NAV. The vote was 3-2....more
FMLC Publishes Response on Bail-in Powers - In response to a consultation by HM Treasury, the UK's Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC) published a letter on June 4 relating to the bail-in powers introduced by the...more
In This Issue: - Regulatory Updates: ..NEP Announces Never-Before-Examined Initiative; Examination Priorities for 2014; Division of Investment Management Lists 2013 Accomplishments; Sets 2014 Agenda; Money...more
The SEC staff has made available as a supplement to its June 2013 money market fund reform proposal (discussed in the June 11, 2013 Financial Services Alert) the following analyses of data and academic literature related to...more
The staff of the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) made available its analyses of data and academic literature relevant to pending money market fund reform. DERA said that the analyses could assist the...more