frequently asked questions

Many have found Question 28 of the SEC staff’s 2014 Money Market Fund Reform Frequently Asked Questions frustrating. The question is whether a money market fund’s board of directors can determine to impose a liquidity fee or temporarily suspend redemptions (“gate” the fund) but delay the implementation. The delay would allow the fund to notify its shareholders and their intermediaries. Delay would also provide time to “close the gate” or start charging the fee.