The iMoneyNet's Money Fund Report said......>

US TSYS: The iMoneyNet's Money Fund Report said "US money-market fund assets

rose $10.95 billion for the week ending Aug. 1. "The 7-day average yield of

Prime Institutional funds, after hovering for several weeks within a few basis

points of the 1.00 percent mark, finally reached that significant threshold for

the first time since Jan. 13, 2009 when it sat at 1.08 percent," it said.

- It also added that "total fund assets settled at $2.621 trillion for the week.

Taxable money-fund assets increased $10.72 billion to $2.490 trillion.

Government Institutional fund assets were up by $12.53 billion. Prime

Institutional fund assets slipped by $2.50 billion. Taxable Retail fund assets

were up by $685.6 million. Tax-Free fund assets gained $231.2 million, raising

their total to $130.23 billion."