1.   The shorter the average maturity of their deposits, the greater will have to be the liquidity of their assets.

2.   And some funds have longer average weighted maturities then one year.

3.   A duration refers to the average maturities of a group of securities that takes into account periodic coupon payments.

4.   A depreciating markka would have little effect on current debt payments, because the government debt has an average maturity of more than five years, he said.

5.   Capurro said the average maturity on his holdings is now about two years and one month -- slightly less than the benchmark he uses to measure performance.

6.   Cloherty agreed the move appears to be neutral in its effect on the average maturity of Treasury debt.

7.   He said he is planning to reduce the average maturity of his portfolio and may sell off some bonds.

8.   Instead he looked to boost his returns by purchasing mortgage and corporate bonds, which provide higher yields without extending the average maturity of his portfolio.

9.   It will invest primarily in high-grade intermediate and long-term bonds denominated in foreign currencies and United States dollars instead of debt with average maturities of three years or less.