Munder to liquidate $9 billion in funds

Munder Capital Management Inc. has announced plans to exit the money market mutual fund business.
SEP 03, 2008
By  Bloomberg
Munder Capital Management Inc. has announced plans to exit the money market mutual fund business. Effective immediately, the Munder Cash Investment Fund, the Munder Tax-Free Money Market Fund, the Liquidity Money Market Fund and the Institutional Money Market Fund will be closed to new shareholders. As of Oct. 3, the check-writing privilege made available to shareholders of the funds will be terminated. The liquidation of the funds is expected to occur Oct. 14. Munder Capital manages around $9 billion in cash products. In its announcement, the Birmingham, Mich.-based firm noted that money market funds are “no longer central to the firm’s core business strategy.” The firm will continue to focus on its domestic and international and fixed-income products, chief executive John Adams added in the statement. Munder Capital had $39.7 billion in assets under management as of June 30.

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