Hartford to Participate in Money Market Guarantee Program

October 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford Mutual Funds have decided to participate in the new Money Market Fund Guaranty Program from the U.S. Treasury.

According to an  announcement , the Hartford Money Market Fund and the Hartford Money Market HLS Fund will participate in the new money market fund guaranty program recently established by the U.S. Treasury. Shareholders in The Hartford’s money market funds as of September 19 will be eligible for all of the program’s benefits (see  Treasury Opens Guarantee Program for Money Funds ).

The decision to participate was driven by a desire on the part of The Hartford Mutual Funds to provide protection and peace of mind to money market fund shareholders during a historically volatile market period, according to a press release.

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The Hartford reiterated that their money market funds do not hold any Lehman Brothers debt in their portfolios.

Other Participants

The Hartford is the latest of several money market mutual funds to announce their participation in the program, including Neuberger Berman (see  Neuberger Berman Signs Funds Up for Treasury Guarantee , Wilmington Trust (see  Wilmington Trust to Participate in Treasury Guarantee Program ), UBS (See UBS to Apply for Money Market Guarantee Program ), Morgan Stanley (See MSIM Signs Up for Treasury Guarantee Program ), and Putnam (See Putnam Signs Up for Money Fund Guarantee Program ) .  

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