"prime fund" is a correct and usable phrase in written English and can generally be used to refer to a fund that serves as a foundation for a larger investment.
For example, "The company set aside a prime fund to give their investments a strong foundation."
"Most prime fund managers are allowing existing euro zone exposures to run off," the analysts wrote.
Although other money funds have steadied in the last week, prime fund investors had remained skittish.
In the most recent full quarter for which data was available, Cracker Barrel represented 1.31percentt of the Arabesque Prime fund, which factors in a company's sustainability and corporate responsibility track record before investing.
Its Prime fund is fully invested in equities and rebalanced quarterly, while its Systematic fund moves money to cash holdings during periods of market volatility and is rebalanced daily.
Season-ticket orders have skyrocketed, ticket prices have risen and Knight's presence has given the university a prime fund-raising mechanism.
Tom Loeffler, a former Texas congressman and one of the prime fund-raisers for President Bush and his father, is now raising money for Mr. McCain.
Of course, lobbyists have always been prime fund-raising targets, because they are politically active professionals with a stake in the laws and regulations drafted in the capital.
Mr. Green, who was a prime fund-raiser for his brother Mark's unsuccessful mayoral campaign last year, solicited $10,000 from Mr. Schussler, his wife, Claire, and another family member, according to a report issued by the Green campaign.
On Sept. 24, institutional prime funds had a positive day, but withdrawals continued at retail prime funds.
And on Tuesday, retail prime funds received about $1 billion in new cash, their first since Sept. 16, but another $3 billion poured out of institutional prime funds.
Others buy government-agency portfolios, while some venturesome prime funds can include commercial paper, which occasionally has defaulted.
