By
Kyle Brasseur2023-07-13T14:23:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday voted to approve rule changes affecting money market funds that the agency hopes fare better than previous efforts in the space.
The final rule, first proposed in December 2021, is aimed at improving the transparency and resiliency of money market funds, particularly in times of economic stress. The SEC cited the Covid-19 pandemic as a test to the market’s resiliency that exposed concerns the agency sought to address via rulemaking.
The new rule, as highlighted in an SEC fact sheet:
2023-07-17T17:54:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald agreed to pay a $1.4 million penalty as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing alleged reporting failures.
2023-07-13T17:55:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The most popular mock exams conducted by compliance professionals at investment adviser firms this year have been on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s advertising/marketing rule, according to a new poll.
2023-05-04T14:59:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Securities and Exchange Commission passed new amendments requiring advisers to hedge and private funds to disclose events that could indicate systemic risk or investor harm, a move the regulator said will improve transparency within $20 trillion of market activity.
2025-10-24T18:05:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Nine states are collaborating to write and enforce comprehensive data privacy laws, in an effort to protect consumers across jurisdictions and due to the absence of a broad, federal privacy law.
2025-10-24T16:45:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
Canada’s financial intelligence agency has issued its largest-ever penalties against a cryptocurrency exchange, a fine of $126 million (CA$176.9 million). The agency said the exchange’s compliance failures represented a “severe breach of Canada’s anti–money laundering framework.”
2025-10-22T18:22:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) wants financial firms to step up their game when it comes to third parties and cybersecurity.
Site powered by Webvision Cloud