The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has proposed sweeping amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) and other rules relating to money market funds (“money funds”).1 The...more
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed a new Revenue Procedure (Proposed Revenue Procedure) regarding the application of the wash sale rules under Section 1091 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (Code) to...more
The role of proxy advisors has continued to attract attention from U.S. regulators and on Capitol Hill. Earlier this month, Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) generated...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) on June 5, 2013 proposed for public comment sweeping amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and other rules relating to money market...more
On June 5, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously proposed for public comment two alternatives for amending Rule 2a-7 and other rules that govern money market funds under the Investment Company...more
The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 21, 2013 announced its examination priorities for this year. These highlight market-wide issues such as...more
Since the U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC”) issued proposed recommendations to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding additional reforms to money market fund (“money fund”) regulation...more