Too much Fed news
Another month, another front-page appearance by the US Federal Reserve. Make that ‘appearances’. First came the Justice Department subpoena served to Chair Jerome Powell; his extraordinary video retort followed; Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s Supreme Court hearing begins with Powell in attendance; then the policy-setting meeting; and, on the last business day of January, the White […]
Qualifying Money Market Funds: A smart Euro cash management solution
Fast reading Qualifying Money Market Funds (QMMFs) can offer a compelling alternative to traditional bank deposits, combining capital preservation, liquidity, diversification and yield potential within a robust regulatory framework. Federated Hermes’ Short-Term Euro Prime Fund is designed to meet both regulatory and operational needs, and can offer a low-volatility, high-liquidity solution for protecting client money. […]
What’s behind the rising demand for liquidity products?
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Liquidity solutions built for today’s money market landscape
We’ve been hearing a lot about qualifying money market funds recently. Why is that? According to the FCA, qualifying money market funds are UK UCITS. Potential investors – particularly those managing client money under FCA client money rules – are looking to place funds into money market products to achieve higher yields, diversify counterparty risk, […]
Maintaining momentum
The last few years have been remarkable for stable value investments. Even as the Federal Reserve (Fed) has pivoted to easing rates, assets in liquidity products have marched steadily upward. Depending on your sources, which all calculate it differently, total industry money market fund assets hit record highs in 2025. How investors view money funds […]
How can Money Market Funds ensure liquidity as well as an attractive yield?
Video transcript Tara Dougherty (TD): Flows have been strong into money market funds recently. Focusing on the sterling market, why are investors choosing money market funds over bank deposits? Joanne Bartell (JB): There are several advantages to investing in money market funds rather than placing cash in overnight bank deposits. Money market funds aim to […]
Wheels in motion at the Fed
Investors listen to comments by all Federal Reserve (Fed) policy leaders, but their ears prick up for only a few. Of course, the primary one is the chair. But the New York Fed president is not far down the list. While other regional bank presidents spend a limited number of years as voting members of the Federal […]
Liquidity 2026 Outlook
The CIO’s view Deborah Cunningham, CFA Chief Investment Officer, Global Liquidity Markets, Senior Portfolio Manager, Executive Vice President, Federated Hermes, Inc. What’s your one contrarian view going into 2026? That the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) will remain independent. The Trump administration’s relentless criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell has led many to think the president […]
What makes a Qualifying Money Market Fund unique?
Fast reading Qualifying Money Market Funds (QMMFs) offer a compelling alternative to traditional bank deposits, combining capital preservation, liquidity, diversification and yield potential within a robust regulatory framework. A QMMF must be a UK UCITS, authorised under the UK’s implementation of the UCITS Directive, and meet strict standards for liquidity, transparency, and risk management. This […]
High contrast
The contrast between the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting meeting in September and the one that ended Wednesday is striking. In the former, Chair Jerome Powell seemed to have a jump in his step as he announced the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) had lowered rates by a quarter percentage point with only one, very expected, dissent […]
