 Liquidity transformation and financial stability: evidence from the cash management of open-end Italian mutual fundsNicola Branzoli and Giovanni Guazzarotti No 1113, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area Abstract: A key structural vulnerability of open-end mutual funds is the potential liquidity mismatch between assets and liabilities. In this paper we study the management of liquidity transformation by open-end mutual funds through cash holdings and its potential implications for financial stability. Using supervisory data on Italian equity funds, we show that the amount of cash holdings reduces the probability that funds experiencing significant outflows make forced sales of assets that can potentially dislocate market valuations from fundamentals. Moreover, our results indicate that funds engaging in forced sales hold statistically more cash at the end of a month of financial distress than funds in financial distress that do not engage in forced sales. This evidence is consistent with recent empirical findings showing that funds facing significant redemptions may exacerbate periods of market stress by hoarding cash. Keywords: liquidity transformation; open-end mutual funds; financial stability (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bdi:wptemi:td_1113_17 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area Contact information at EDIRC. |
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