money market funds Archives - CFO

U.S. Bank Deposits Down $1T Since April 2022

Cash Management

U.S. Bank Deposits Down $1T Since April 2022

A place of maximum safety for corporate cash — the bank deposit — now appears less so.

By Vincent Ryan | May 17, 2023

Money Market Funds: Safe Keeping for Excess Cash?

Capital Markets

Money Market Funds: Safe Keeping for Excess Cash?

As investors move cash out of banks in favor of other vehicles, the risks of money market funds bear reviewing.

By Vincent Ryan | April 17, 2023

Corporate Cash Finally Finds Some Yield

Cash Management

Corporate Cash Finally Finds Some Yield

Balance sheet cash can earn income while the Fed is still hiking interest rates.

By Vincent Ryan | October 11, 2022

SEC Tries to Patch Money Market Rules

Cash Management

SEC Tries to Patch Money Market Rules

Higher minimum liquidity levels for prime funds could compress yields and drive away corporate cash.

By Vincent Ryan | March 8, 2022

CFOs Are Relying on Banks to Keep Short-Term Cash Safe

Credit & Capital

CFOs Are Relying on Banks to Keep Short-Term Cash Safe

Many increased their short-term investments in products offered by banks compared with 12 months ago, according to the AFP.

By Vincent Ryan | July 6, 2020

CFOs Remain Cautious With Corporate Cash

CFOs Remain Cautious With Corporate Cash

U.S. companies have not relinquished their liquidity buffers or their habit of keeping cash in ultra-safe investment vehicles.

By Vincent Ryan | July 17, 2019

Why Banks Are Paying So Little Interest

Corporate Finance

Why Banks Are Paying So Little Interest

In this interest-rate cycle, financial institutions are taking an especially long time to raise the rates they pay on deposits. Here's why.

By Vincent Ryan | August 16, 2017

New Money Fund Regs May Require Enhanced Disclosures

New Money Fund Regs May Require Enhanced Disclosures

From current financial reports, it's impossible to tell whether companies are parking cash in prime or government money market funds.

By Vincent Ryan | August 17, 2016

Fed Says New Monetary Tool Working Well

Fed Says New Monetary Tool Working Well

The overnight reverse repurchase program has helped the Fed implement December's rate hike smoothly, the Fed's top markets official says.

By Matthew Heller | February 23, 2016

BofA Sells Money-Market Fund Unit

BofA Sells Money-Market Fund Unit

The deal will give the buyer, asset manager BlackRock, a cash management business worth $372 billion.

By Matthew Heller | November 4, 2015

GE’s Divestitures Will Shrink Commercial Paper Market

Equipment Financing

GE’s Divestitures Will Shrink Commercial Paper Market

By year's end, treasurers and other investors will have a smaller supply of highly rated commercial paper and short-duration corporate debt to invest in.

By Vincent Ryan | May 5, 2015

Bumpy 2015 for Money Market Funds?

Risk Management

Bumpy 2015 for Money Market Funds?

Moody's Investors Service revises its outlook on the money market fund industry to negative from stable, based on several factors.

By Vincent Ryan | December 18, 2014

Flight Risk

Will new regulations spark an exodus of corporate cash from money market funds?

By Vincent Ryan | November 6, 2014