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Argentina Lifts Money‑Market Fund Term‑Deposit Limit to 50% Per Category

Regulators say the shift, coordinated with the central bank, is intended to give managers clearer tools for day‑to‑day liquidity control.

Overview

  • CNV’s General Resolution 1096, now in force via the Official Gazette, raises the individual cap for traditional and pre‑cancelable time deposits from 35% to 50% each.
  • The combined ceiling for both types of deposits stays at 70% of a fund’s assets, and minimum liquidity buffers and other investment limits remain unchanged.
  • The regulator frames the move as the product of ongoing monitoring with the BCRA to normalize short‑term markets and enhance operational flexibility for managers.
  • Analysts expect reallocations away from exchange repos toward pre‑cancelable deposits, with early readings pointing to softer fixed‑rate benchmarks, firmer caución rates, and possible pressure on digital‑wallet yields.
  • The package includes RG 1097 to streamline preliminary definitions and RG 1098 to defer collection of the 2026 supervision fee until February 2, 2026, with specified exceptions.