Media – Whitepapers
April 2, 2024
Abstract In a falling interest rate environment, sensitivity related to uninsured deposits and income preservation argues for consideration of cash management vehicles outside of bank deposits and money market funds. While ultra short bond funds (USBFs) hold promise as potential yield enhancing tools, they may exhibit many of the same
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February 5, 2024
Minutes from the December FOMC meeting indicated that some Federal Reserve officials wanted to begin discussing “slowing the pace” of securities runoffs on its balance sheet. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed after the January meeting that the Committee will begin formal conversations on the topic at its March meeting.
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January 4, 2024
DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT Introduction By Lance Pan, CFA “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” As the new year approaches and I prepare this introduction to our annual market outlook on cash investments, I can’t think of a better way to describe the past year
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December 7, 2023
Co-Authored by Pate Campbell, Analyst CFA Managing the Risks Posed by Tightening Financial Conditions DOWNLOAD REPORT Executive Summary Financial conditions are tightening, primarily as a byproduct of the Fed’s interest rate hiking cycle. This portends that households and businesses may be less supportive of economic growth than they have been
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September 20, 2023
As the SEC’s MMF rule amendments come into effect in October 2023, investors looking to return to institutional prime funds may want to be aware of the pros and cons of these changes. DOWNLOAD REPORT Introduction Three years after a Covid-induced market panic that caused runs on prime money market
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June 15, 2023
Executive Summary Effective liquidity management, especially for large cash portfolios with a range of investments, can quickly turn into a larger and more complex task than initially expected. Some financial executives may not have a firm grasp of what liquidity means in a portfolio of individual cash assets. But adhering
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May 17, 2023
Once again, it’s time for CFOs and corporate cash investors to start focusing on another debt ceiling showdown in the United States Congress. On May 1st, 2023, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen updated Congressional leaders that the United States would not be able to pay all its bills by June 1st,
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March 29, 2023
Introduction The acquisition of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank’s (SVBB) loans and deposits from the FDIC by First Citizens Bank (FCB) resolved a major uncertainty for customers and depositors of the failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The transaction allowed the FDIC to move on from the second largest bank failure in
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July 6, 2022
In the past twelve months, inflation has slowly become one of the greatest issues challenging the global economy. As the Fed has responded with the most aggressive interest rate increases in decades, treasury professionals have an opportunity for higher return potential on their cash investments. However, they need to be
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May 12, 2021
Capital Advisors Group has written extensively in the past about the when and how a company can maximize the utility of venture debt financing, focusing on variables such as the company’s financial profile, its growth and development strategy, and management’s priorities. With this information in hand, Capital Advisors Group can
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