On November 2, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission, by a three-to-two vote, adopted amendments to Form N-PX under the Investment Company Act of 1940, to improve the utility to investors of proxy voting information...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
1/19/2022
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Interest Rates ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Swing Pricing
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
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements of open-end investment companies – including exchange-traded funds, but excluding money market funds – (collectively,...more
Divisions of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on August 8, 2016 issued letters restricting futures commission merchants (FCMs) and derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) from investing in money market...more
9/15/2016
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Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
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Investment ,
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Money Market Funds ,
No-Action Letters ,
Rule 2a-7 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stock Redemption
The April 14, 2016 compliance date for certain new money market fund (money funds) requirements adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is quickly approaching. In particular, money funds will be required...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted amendments (Amendments) to remove references to credit ratings in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), the primary rule...more
11/10/2015
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Asset Diversification ,
Bonds ,
Diversification Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Money Market Funds ,
Municipal Securities Issuers ,
NRSRO ,
Repurchases ,
Rule 2a-7 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) unanimously approved a proposal (Proposal) to modernize the reporting of information provided by registered investment companies (funds). Guided by the recent...more
6/17/2015
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Asset Management ,
Compliance ,
Derivatives ,
EDGAR ,
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Investment Companies ,
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Legal Entity Identifiers ,
Mary Jo White ,
Money Market Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Registered Funds ,
Regulation S-X ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Small Business Investment Company
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved sweeping amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and other rules governing the operations of money market funds (money funds)...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) on July 23, 2014 approved, by a vote of 3- 2, sweeping amendments to Rule 2a - 7 and other rules that govern money market funds (money funds) under the...more
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 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