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— ‘Cash invested in a money market fund should never be under-employed... The usage of funds therefore simplifies both accessibility to and liquidity of surplus cash’ Alex Fletcher, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

European distributors know the benefits of enhanced cash products. Now it is the alternative investment community which is turning to money market funds

— ‘Cash products are an asset class in their own right, which are suitable for particularly risk averse investors who require a return that compares favourably to deposit rates’ Andrew Dickinson, CSAM

No longer simply a safe haven to store money, cash products have a real role to play in an investor’s portfolio, especially if that investor is risk-averse

— ‘If these products have the success they know in the US, and are growing in Europe and in Asia, it’s because of their key features that allow investors to implement a variety of strategies’ Nicolas Herchenroder, Euronext

Portfolio managers aiming to make the most of cash find inspiration in the special features of tracker funds

— ‘Deposits are, by their very nature, a passive investment, whereas liquidity funds actively manage credit quality and duration on a daily and even intra-day basis’ James Finch, JPMorgan Fleming

Secure and simple, liquidity funds are a useful way to take care of excess cash and a must-have product for asset managers and distributors