Federated Investors "Reports Strong Third Quarter 2007 Earnings; Money Market Assets Climb to Record $210 Billion" says the press release. Federated, which hosts an earnings conference call Friday at 9 a.m. EDT, grew money fund assets by $16.5 billion, or 9.0%, in Q3, and by $47.1 billion, or 29%, over the past year. "The long-term credit and risk management strength of Federated's money market franchise positioned our products well for the unsettled credit markets in the third quarter. As a result, we were able to substantially grow our money market mutual fund assets," said President & CEO Chris Donohue.