Money Market Funds in the EU and the US (Hardback)  | Released: 06 May 2014

This book provides the first comprehensive examination of the regulation of the money market fund sector. In consideration of the current regulatory uncertainties in the sector, this book provides practical help to legal and market practitioners by setting out regulations governing money market funds in the EU and in the US. Providing a comparative approach, analyzing the regulatory environment in the EU and in the US, the book outlines what is required to determine portfolio management and regulatory compliance issues. In doing so, it determines whether a particular analytical approach is sufficiently credible vis-a-vis comparative benchmarks, which is increasingly pivotal in the contemporary setting of the global financial market. Contributing authors offer their interpretations of legal rules and relevant guidelines as well as commentaries, checklists, and practice examples. Divided into three parts; part one and two covers money market fund development and regulation in the EU and in the US respectively. Part three provides a comparative analysis of US and EU regulatory models, money market fund ratings, money market funds outside the US and EU and systemic risk regulation. Given the current issues surrounding money market fund regulation, this book is a vital and timely resource offering a comprehensive comparative analysis and rigorous account of money market funds on both sides of the Atlantic.About the Author: Viktoria Baklanova, Chief Credit Officer at Acacia Capital, Joseph Tanega, Reader in International Financial Law, University of Westminster, School of Law School, Department of Advanced Legal Studies Dr Viktoria Baklanova, CFA, PRM, Chief Credit Officer at Acacia Capital. Dr. Baklanova is a seasoned capital markets, risk and credit professional, joining Acacia Capital from Fitch Ratings in New York where since 2006 she was a Senior Director in the Fund and Asset Manager Rating Group. Dr. Baklanova's experience prior to Fitch includes 6 years with Moody's Investor Service rating money market funds, bond funds, local government pools and senior securities issued by closed end funds. Dr. Baklanova received her PhD in Finance Law from the University of Westminster Law School in London, her MS in Finance from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, and her Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics with a Minor in Computer Science from the Novosibirsk State University in Russia. She completed an advanced Financial Engineering program at Columbia University in New York, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. She speaks widely at money market industry conferences and forums. Joseph Tanega, BA Princeton University, MPhil Oxon, Juris Doctor, is Reader of International Financial Law, Westminster School of Law, University of Westminster, Professor of Regulation and Supervision of Retail Banking, Alma Graduate School, University of Bologna, Professor of Law and Finance, Grenoble Graduate School of Business, Grenoble Ecole de Management, and Professor of Law, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah. He is Director of the Corporate Finance Law LLM & PhD programmes at the University of Westminster.