SEC Considers Proposed Money Market Fund Reforms

On December 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission considered amendments to rules that govern money market funds. Commission Chairman Gary Gensler’s statement in support is available here. The statements of commissioners Caroline A. Crenshaw and Allison Herren Lee, also in support, are here and here, respectively. The statements of commissioners Hester M. Peirce and Elad L. Roisman opposing the amendments are here and here, respectively.