Vanguard executives say cost is a major reason the firm saw an greater inflow of funds from investors.
The chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management has warned he is not willing to lower fees to boost the inflow of funds.
Worse, there are widespread suspicions that some microfinance banks hide poor repayment rates by rolling over bad loans or extending their due dates indefinitely, which they can keep up as long as there is an inflow of donor funds.
The Polish currency is likely to rise further due to Poland's relatively sound economy, the inflow of foreign funds, and the market continuing to expect more cuts to borrowing costs than the central bank is ready to deliver, said Nomura economist Peter Attard Montalto.
The outflow of money from stock mutual funds finally reversed to inflow in October, while the inflow of money into bond mutual funds has reversed to outflows over the last four weeks, and accelerated last week in the largest weekly bailout from bonds since October, 2008 (which took place just before bonds began a huge rally in November, 2008).
Outflow data has been a response to lower inflow, not redemption of these funds.
Fund-tracker Lipper Inc. reports that over the last two weeks U.S. stock mutual funds experienced the highest two-week inflow of new money since April, 2000.
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For some borrowers, such as individuals with large deferred compensation arrangements or who are expecting a large inflow of cash in the near future (access to trust funds becomes available, a legal settlement has been resolved and payout is imminent, etc.) this arrangement allows them to access their full borrowing potential without committing to immediate payment.
Emerging market funds and global equity funds also posted weekly inflow records as investors continued the rotation out of bonds and cash and towards equities, a trend that started in earnest in December.
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