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Liquidity cash

Fund tokenisation
ESG and long-term themes

Tokens of appreciation?

What fund tokenisation means for investors.
Ross McDonaldCharlie Woolnough
By  Ross McDonald, Charlie Woolnough
21 Nov 2024
4 min read
Chill T
Investment strategy

An end to T-bill and chill?

For more than two years, high interest rates have offered healthy cash returns to investors without the volatility, but with central banks starting to cut...
Matthew ReesTom FarringtonJoshua Goodey
By  Matthew Rees, Tom Farrington, Joshua Goodey
25 Sept 2024
3 min read
Pique interest
Fixed income

Interest piqued?

The industry has seen large inflows into money market funds since central banks began increasing policy rates in 2022. What could a shift to an...
Ross McDonaldActive Fixed Income team
By  Ross McDonald, Active Fixed Income team
19 Sept 2024
3 min read
Siren chart
Investment strategy

Should investors resist the siren song of cash?

In recent months there is one question we have been asked time and time again. Why stay invested when cash appears to offer such attractive...
Isabella HughesChristopher Teschmacher
By  Isabella Hughes, Christopher Teschmacher
31 Jan 2024
4 min read
Cash - Sterling
Markets and economics

Chart of the month: The siren song of UK cash rates

Domestic cash rates have risen sharply, so should investors shelter from the volatility of other investments?
Christopher Teschmacher
By  Christopher Teschmacher
06 Dec 2023
1 min read
cash equities
Investment strategy

Should higher cash rates decrease interest in equities?

Interest rates have shot up over the past 18 months, increasing the return available on ‘risk-free’ assets such as cash. Could this impact equity returns?
John SouthallYikai Shen
By  John Southall, Yikai Shen
13 Sept 2023
4 min read
usa-flag.jpg
Investment strategy

Falling leaves: autumn's US money market fund regulation

This autumn, the SEC is set to bring in a swathe of new rules concerning US money market funds. We ask what the investor implications...
Ross McDonald
By  Ross McDonald
12 Sept 2023
3 min read
pink piggy bank
Investment strategy

Why are bank account rates still so low, and what can savers do about it?

Despite the UK's central bank lifting interest rates to tackle inflation, the rates on offer from instant-access bank accounts remain very low. Could money market...
Ross McDonald
By  Ross McDonald
14 Mar 2023
3 min read
green lakes
Investment strategy

How money market funds can meet ESG requirements

Although these funds make short-term investments, they still constitute a long-term source of funding for issuers, meaning they have the power to drive positive change.
Ross McDonald
By  Ross McDonald
14 Dec 2022
3 min read
bubbles cactus
Markets and economics

Blog on the pod: liquidity, cycles and bubbles

Why is illiquidity still a feature in markets? And how does that affect the views of the Asset Allocation team?
Emiel van den Heiligenberg
By  Emiel van den Heiligenberg
28 Oct 2022
1 min read

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