JPM launches new on-shore RMB money market fund with unique same-day liquidity
by Kylene Casanova
J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Shanghai International Trust Co partner again in new RMB fund offering
Money Market Fund Investing
Background
A money-market fund (MMF) is an AAA-rated, constant NAV (net asset value) pooled investment that is made up of short-term fixed income instruments that provide same-day access to liquidity for…
Read moreDTCC and Euroclear create collateral processing joint venture
by Kylene Casanova
New joint venture will provide from mid-2015 a Margin Transit Utility and Collateral Management Utility for the collateral management industry
Fidelity Investments have not yet decided on their reaction to MMF rule changes
by Kylene Casanova
Excellent guide summarises the SEC rule changes which will be implemented by October 14, 2016 and reveals Fidelity’s indecision as to what to do next
New MMF NAV rules: Tom Hunt’s “10 Steps Every Treasurer Should Take”
by Kylene Casanova
Investment industry starts to work out how to handle the new rules, and what is good and bad in new MMF regulations
SEC approves Money Market Fund reform ignoring complaints
by Kylene Casanova
AFP and funds lead the protests now they know their concerns haven’t been recognised
The Treasurers’ Guide to Investing Cash 2014
by Kylene Casanova
From HSBC Asset Management in association The ACT on how to make your short term cash count
Developing an effective cash investment policy: foundation for future investment
by Kylene Casanova
The questions to consider and review at each stage
Integrated compliance systems and services are coming
by Kylene Casanova
Don’t accept anything less in any TMS, investment service, payment service, etc. that you use
‘Identifying & Investing Cash Surpluses’ Checklist
by Kylene Casanova
How to safely, surely and effectively identify and invest cash surpluses
Money Market Funds - moving to VNAV would neither halt nor prevent a run
by Kylene Casanova
Treasury Strategies game theory analysis shows that implemented properly, Fee and/or Gate would
BlackRock’s unrated Euro Assets Liquidity Fund reaches €1 billion milestone since launch in 2013
by Kylene Casanova
Blackrock claims institutional investors seeking to maximise returns in current low yield environmen
Identifying & Investing Cash Surpluses
by Lisa Rossi, Deutsche Bank & CTMfile
How to safely, surely and effectively identify and invest cash surpluses
J.P. Morgan research: treasurers still committed to MMFs despite regulation
by Kylene Casanova
Survey shows corporate treasurers committed to money market funds & to customised portfolios
BNY Mellon add Liquidity Aggregator(SM) to Liquidity DIRECT(SM) portal
by Kylene Casanova
Expands BNY Mellon's Collateral Universe(SM) suite of collateral management solutions
SWIFT adds BIC to LEI Directory to its SWIFTRef Platform
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT has today announced the release of a new Business Identifier Code (BIC) to Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) directory on its SWIFTRef data platform. The BIC to LEI directory has been created in response to indust
Separately Managed Accounts are probably not viable as an alternative to money market funds and bank
by Kylene Casanova
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently voted unanimously to propose rules - variable NAV, etc. - to reform the way that money market funds operate in order to make them less
Fitch: Corporate cash management faces Basel III and several other challenges in search for short te
by Kylene Casanova
Corporate treasurers and cash managers face a rapidly evolving set of new regulatory challenges arising from Basel III and money market fund reform, according to Fitch Ratings. Basel III's leverage, liquidity covera
EMIR compliance management: use an application to simplify the whole process
by Kylene Casanova
On 15th March, the technical standards supplementing the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) entered into force and affect most corporate treasury departments. According to the
ISDA paper: Non-cleared OTC Derivatives - their Importance to the global economy
by Kylene Casanova
The traditional world of derivatives, consisting of both listed and over-the-counter (OTC) instruments, is undergoing significant change. Clearing of OTC derivatives through central counterparties has grown rapidly
Survey shows that if basis of pricing Money Market Funds changes then many investors would decrease
by Kylene Casanova
The recent Treasury Strategies survey on corporate reaction to changing the basis of pricing money-market funds for valued indicate that any attempt to eliminate the constant net asset value (CNAV)
Fitch: US MMF exposure to eurozone banks up again
by Kylene Casanova
Exposure to eurozone banks among US prime money-market funds (MMF) has risen once again. Data released today by Fitch has revealed that by the end of November last year, allocations at financiers based in the econom
Survey shows increasing cash reserves and investment in MMFs by corporates
by Kylene Casanova
SunGard survey into the corporate treasury professionals' changing attitudes toward cash investments driven by economic, regulatory and risk concerns, following a similar survey in 2011, revealed considerable change
Quality and integrity of data on counter-parties is vital for any risk assessment
by Kylene Casanova
Talking to suppliers and corporates attending the AFP Conference in Miami, a topic that came up repeatedly was the quality and integrity of the data used in making decisions. It doesn't matter, whether it is a long
ESMA publishes final version of standards for derivatives and Central Counterparties and Francois Ma
by Kylene Casanova
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published its technical standards on the Regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR), which set out the specific