Finance
Fund Regulation
Brussels sets higher liquidity benchmarks for money-market funds, putting Luxembourg's vast sector on notice
The European Commission has published its long-awaited review of the EU's Money Market Funds Regulation, alongside new guidance recommending, for the first time, liquidity benchmarks above the legal minimums. The FAQs point to weekly liquid asset levels of 40% for stable-NAV funds and 20% for variable-NAV funds. Luxembourg's CSSF flagged the move to the local fund industry on 15 May 2026.