money market funds

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
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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
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CFOs Remain Cautious With Corporate Cash
Fixed Assets

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
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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
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New Money Fund Regs May Require Enhanced Disclosures
Regulation

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
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Fed Says New Monetary Tool Working Well
The Economy

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
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BofA Sells Money-Market Fund Unit
Regulation

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
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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
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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
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Flight Risk
Regulation

Flight Risk

Will new regulations spark an exodus of corporate cash from money market funds?
By Vincent Ryan | November 6, 2014
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