Some US wealth managers are slashing fees on money market funds so their investors don't lose money because returns are so low
to financial-crisis level at between 0% and 0.25% during the heat of the pandemic in mid-March as the US went into lockdown mode, and the coronavirus hit all sectors of the economy.
Although returns on short-term Treasury instruments remain negligible, worried investors are still flocking to invest their cash into money market funds, which are generally low return, but extremely low risk. That huge flow has led asset managers in the industry to buy debt with near-zero yields, significantly pulling down overall returns.MORGAN STANLEY: Buy these 23 high-growth stocks that look poised to deliver market-beating returns over the long term
Three firms that handle some of the largest short-term debt funds in the US have already cut fees on many products, the FT said. These are: Federated Hermes, Fidelity, and TIAA-CREF.
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