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What Do We Do with Prime Money Market Funds?

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Watch the webcast: Click the above webcast link for episode 2 of Credit Update. Hosted by Capital Advisors Group’s Director of Investment Research and Strategy, Lance Pan.

Topics covered:

  • Recap of what happened to prime funds in March 2020
  • Overview of characteristics that make prime funds poor candidates as “liquidity” vehicles
  • Overview of government assistance and opinions on future assistance
  • Overview of what investors and money managers can do with prime funds and areas of compromise

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Lance Pan joined Capital Advisors Group in 2003. As Director of Investment Research and Strategy, Lance assesses the risk and relative value of asset classes and credits, creates advanced credit approval and surveillance procedures, issues credit opinions, and provides investment strategy recommendations. Lance oversees Capital Advisors Group’s Credit Committee.

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