One firm prominent in Primary Fund's asset mix in 2007 was Grampian Funding.
One venerable MMF, the Reserve Primary Fund, was in 2008 in the unenviable position of having bet unwisely on the solvency of Lehman Brothers.
Now investors in the Primary Fund can only redeem 97 cents for each dollar invested and can't withdraw funds for at least seven days, the company said.
According to Morningstar, Bent's Primary Fund had a 12-month trailing yield of 4.04%, versus a 2.75% average among more than 2, 100 money market funds tracked by Morningstar, making it the highest yielding fund in the category.
Bent's innovation is that 401(k) holders with his debit cards are actually setting aside a significant portion of their retirement capital into one of his money market funds like the Primary Fund, which of course have a history of paying superior yields.
Turns out that the Primary Fund, like many other money market funds, made significant investments in asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP), which offered juicy yields, but did so because they were backed by things like mortgages, auto loans, credit card receivables and other risky assets that, despite their risk, came with investment-grade ratings.
The illusion that these will be safe in a panic vanished when the Primary Reserve Fund seized up after it broke the buck.
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Moulitsas and Jane Hamsher, founder of firedoglake.com, stopped by to talk about liberal blogging in the Obama era as well as their new political venture to help fund primary opponents against Democrats who they believe are not representing their constituents' views.
By delaying the road they have already increased costs by enough to fund a primary school.
Rachesky is the president and primary owner of MHR Fund Management, a New York investment firm that manages his own money as well as outside client money.
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The fund is the primary source of federal money for transportation infrastructure and the interstate highway system.
Fleishman continues to have witnesses testify against him who once provided inside information to hedge fund clients of Primary Global, just as Karunatilaka once had.
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People who join the online community vote on the video presentations and the wisdom of their vote is the primary factor in choosing companies to fund.
These consultants were the real sources of information from inside of publicly traded companies and Primary Global played matchmaker with hedge fund managers looking for a hot tip.
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The ICI was the primary source for information about the mutual fund industry that the SEC relied upon over the years.
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But he said it was unfair that NHS Surrey refused to fund the treatment while other primary care trusts have chosen to do so.
If the primary reason you are in a money market fund is because you want income with little risk.
But the Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust and Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals will fund them for another year and a half.
One of the first pilot schemes to be financed by the fund is a residential programme for primary and secondary teachers aimed at deepening their subject knowledge.
That question has been well to the fore this week with the High Court ruling that Swindon Primary Care Trust's decision not to fund Herceptin for breast cancer sufferer Ann Marie Rogers was not unlawful.
In particular he argues for the government to fund an army of around 100 primary PE Specialists who would spend a day a week for a term in every school in England to raise the profile of PE and improve teachers' expertise.
But the local primary care trust (PCT) has refused to fund the drug and offered a cheaper alternative.
When Mr. Santorum began his run for president, Mr. Friess agreed to be a primary financier of the Red, White and Blue Fund.
We purchase stocks for the Fund and our separate accounts that meet four primary criteria.
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But once the state has eliminated its primary deficit, it will not need external finance to fund its day-to-day operations.
"But they see that Ganske has very little cash, he spent a lot during his primary battle, and he's not a good fund raiser, " Novak says.
Another change being pushed is for the Fund to focus on emergency loans and cease its primary activity of covering balance-of-payments shortfalls.
Growth is a significant part of value creation and the primary motive behind an IPO is to raise more capital to fund further growth.
Move forward with restoring our community health centers, provide resources for the prevention and public health fund, establish the Ready Reserve Corps, and rebuild our primary care system.
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Reserve Primary, launched in 1970, was the country's first money-market fund.
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