IMMFA Appoints Travis Barker Chairman. The London-based Institutional Money Market Funds Association, or IMMFA, has announced the appointment of Travis Barker of HSBC Global Asset Management as its new Chairman. He succeeds Donald Aiken with immediate effect. Barker comments, "A viable and strong association such as IMMFA is more important than ever to build upon the credentials of our industry. I look forward to working with member firms, fellow trade associations, regulators and central banks to enhance the operation and efficiency of the money markets in which we invest, and upon which the economy depends.... I pay tribute to the work of Donald Aiken, under whose Chairmanship our members' assets grew from E175 billion to E444 billion. Donald achieved a number of significant policy advances on behalf of the money market fund industry, and provided steady leadership throughout the credit crunch." In other news, see "Important Notice Regarding Resrv Partners."