FEDS Paper: Funds of Funds' Portfolio Rebalancing during the COVID-19 Crisis

Nathan Foley-Fisher and Jeongmin (Mina) LeeDuring the COVID-19 crisis, large outflows from bond mutual funds disrupted debt markets. We show that "funds of funds"-mutual funds that invest in other mutual funds-accounted for a third of those outflows in March 2020. They rebalanced their portfolios mechanically in response to equity market losses, selling bond funds and purchasing equity funds.

FEDS Paper: A Robust Risk Framework for Offline Payments

Bikash Poudel, Sarah Carey, Robert Flynn, Chakrapani Narayan, Richard Payne, Eshwar Satrasala, Seaira Spooney, and James LovejoyThe capability to make offline digital payments is emerging as a vital component of the broader payments ecosystem, especially in scenarios in which internet connectivity is unavailable such as during a crisis or natural disaster. Offline digital payment services offer a secure and reliable alternative to cash. Even so, there are a limited number of viable offline payment protocols in production today.

Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility

More than 20% of Americans will be diagnosed with mental illness in their lifetimes. They will, that is, experience conditions that influence the way they think, feel and act – and that may initially seem incompatible with the demands of work.

Our new research suggests that what people living with chronic mental illnesses need most to succeed at work is for their managers to be flexible and trust them.

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