"Money Market Funds Make a Quiet Comeback" Says Currier in IHT Article Today'
s
International Herald Tribune and
Boston Globe feature a
money fund piece by
Chet Currier of
Bloomberg News, calling
money market funds as a "hot property". Money funds, he says, have "
been piling up the assets lately at an impressive pace, although with far less accompanying hype" than investments such as hedge funds and ETFs. They'
ve grown by
almost $600 billion, or 33 percent, in less than two years, as events have "
enhanced their appeal on both sides of the risk-reward calculation". While
PIMCO's Bill Gross warns of falling rates, the non-
fringe consensus looks for yields to remain around 5.
0%. The article cites our
Crane 100 Money Fund Index, currently at 4.
98%.