by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Aug 24, 2016 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies
In a June 28, 2016 address in London, Andrew J. Donohue, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, gave his perspective on the expanding intersection between U.S. securities regulation and the global securities community. The past few decades have...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jul 26, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
A recent uptick in the three-month US dollar Libor appears to be an unintended consequence of soon to be effective SEC money market fund regulations. Approved in 2014, the regulations intended to make structural and operational reforms to address risks of investor...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Nov 19, 2015 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
In a report published earlier this week, the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) found that, among the major jurisdictions in the money market fund (MMF) industry, the United States has made the most progress in regulatory...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Aug 27, 2014 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Under rules recently finalized by the SEC, all money market funds will be permitted, and under some circumstances required, to impose liquidity fees and gates against investor redemptions if the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below specified thresholds. In their...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Dec 19, 2013 | All, Change Overview and Rationale
The systematic effect of money market funds on the wider financial system is a topic of hot debate, with finance ministers, regulators, and standard setting bodies all over the globe weighing in. The New York Federal Reserve Bank is the latest to do so, asking...
