In a low return world with regulatory change on the horizon, liquidity fund managers are increasingly searching out extra sources of gain including the use of shorting in their portfolios
It will come as no surprise, particularly from an investor's point of view, that the main trend in European money markets has been consistently low interest rates. These are not a new thing, they have been a common feature on the money markets' landscape for a long time now, even more so in Europe and the US than in the UK. Even with oil at all-time record highs, rates remain stubbornly low while, importantly, still offering a real return after inflation. Two trends have emerged out of this low interest rate environment: the first is a need to ensure that cash management is as efficient ...
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