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This is an archive article published on September 5, 2011

Morgan Stanley MF launches liquid fund

Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund's scheme is like a shot-term deposit and is considered low risk.

Asset management company AMC Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund today launched an open-ended liquid scheme,which is similar to shot-term deposits and is considered to be low risk investment.

The objective of Morgan Stanley Liquid Fund is to generate returns,with low risk and high liquidity through a portfolio of money market and short-term debt securities with residual maturity of up to 91 days,the firm said in a statement.

8220;The launch of our liquid fund will give us the platform required to access the institutional client segment,which is a core long term focus for us,8221; Morgan Stanley MF CEO Anthony Heredia said in the statement.

The new scheme opens tomorrow and closes on September 7 and has a minimum investment option of Rs 1,000.

The scheme would be managed by the firm8217;s head of fixed income Ritesh Jain,the firm said.

According to the Association of Mutual Funds in India AMFI,the fund house8217;s average assets under management were Rs 2,052.54 crore as on June 30.

 

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