Mutual funds' exposure to corporate bonds has brought concerns about risks arising from liquidity transformation back … to the fore. With a focus on fund asset liquidity and investors, this paper explores the flow-performance relationship … and the liquidity management of funds in the presence of net redemptions. We highlight the response of fund liquidity …

. So far, little is known about factors influencing how much they invest in illiquid assets. We conjecture that liquidity … generate liquidity requirements, while regulations impose capital requirements. Consistent with our model we empirically find …

Mutual funds' exposure to corporate bonds has brought concerns about risks arising from liquidity transformation back … to the fore. With a focus on fund asset liquidity and investors, this paper explores the flow-performance relationship … and the liquidity management of funds in the presence of net redemptions. We highlight the response of fund liquidity …