Money market funds

The regulator charged a $1.4 billion hybrid firm over disclosure of its cash sweep arrangements with its clearing firm.

Crush of inflows to money-market funds has come even as the funds’ own yields approach zero.

The platform aims to "assist … in meeting demands for redemptions” as alarm over the coronavirus continues to cause strains in short-term funding markets.

Lenders have been ringing up investment firms and hedge funds to garner interest in financing to companies in industries upended by the coronavirus.

The custodian has made three big announcements. The connection between the three may not be obvious, but together, they indicate what I think could be a brilliant strategy.

In a session at the In|Vest West conference, Rachleff revealed the digital firm’s ambitious plans to take on big banks.

Self-directed brokerage accounts at the firm hold about 20% of their portfolios in cash.

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As much as $18 billion of inflows to money market funds last week were partly driven by the desire to “take some chips off the table,” an expert says.

The transition is expected to take place within the next 12 to 18 months, however the firm says it will still manage the products’ underlying investments.