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How do Canadian Corporate Bond Mutual Funds Meet Investor Redemptions?

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  • Guillaume Ouellet Leblanc
  • Rohan Arora

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When investors redeem their fund shares for cash, fixed-income fund managers can choose whether to draw on their liquid holdings or sell bonds in the secondary market. We analyze the liquidity-management decisions of Canadian corporate bond mutual funds, focusing on the strategies they use to meet investor redemptions.

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  • Guillaume Ouellet Leblanc & Rohan Arora, 2018. "How do Canadian Corporate Bond Mutual Funds Meet Investor Redemptions?," Staff Analytical Notes 2018-14, Bank of Canada.
    • Handle: RePEc:bca:bocsan:18-14
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    Financial markets; Financial stability;

    JEL classification:

    • G - Financial Economics
    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
    • G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors

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