Regulation

On June 20, 2012, if money market mutual funds shift to a floating net asset value, impose redemption holdbacks or seek additional reserve capital through fees, corporations say they would stop investing in these vehicles and most likely reduce or fully liquidate their holdings, according to data released today by the Association for Financial Professionals.

In the puzzle of oncoming financial regulation, how to properly oversee a firm’s liquidity is one of the largest pieces regulators are now working to get right.

James E. Putman, the founder and former CEO of an Appleton, Wis., investment firm, was disciplined by the CFP Board for allegedly accepting $1.24 million in kickbacks for steering clients’ money into dubious investments.

As Comptroller Curry discloses concerns about JPMorgan Chase's risk management, lawmakers continue their debates over agency funding, derivatives oversight and other issues of the reform effort.

After breezing through a Senate hearing last week, Jamie Dimon faced tough questions from members of both parties at a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee.

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is likely to radically alter how asset managers conduct business on a global scale.

On June 19, 2012, Fidelity Investments sent a letter to the European Commission on its Green Paper on Shadow Banking detailing the Commission’s use of the term as “confusing” and “misleading”.

Eileen Rominger, Director of the Division of Investment Management at the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be retiring in July.

Additional regulation of money-market mutual funds could increase short-term borrowing costs for state and local governments, leading municipalities to raise taxes or cut spending on infrastructure and other critical projects, according to a paper released Monday by a Georgetown University professor.

On June 19, 2012, additional regulation of money-market mutual funds could increase short-term borrowing costs for state and local governments, leading municipalities to raise taxes or cut spending on infrastructure and other critical projects, according to a paper released Monday by a Georgetown University professor.