SEC liquidity rules may trigger forced sales, funds warn

Investors may be forced to sell illiquid assets in a crisis to avoid compliance breaches

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Fund managers say the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new liquidity risk management rules are placing an undue burden on asset managers and could potentially exacerbate a market crisis.

The rules require US mutual funds to maintain a minimum amount of highly liquid assets (HLA), known as ‘bucket one’ investments, and set a cap on ‘bucket four’ investments in highly illiquid assets.

This aspect of the rule could turn funds into forced sellers when compliance thresholds are

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