Cash flows accelerate into U.S.-based bond funds -ICI

By Trevor Hunnicutt NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A tide of cash swept into U.S.-based taxable-bond funds for a 41st straight week, with inflows for the funds swelling to $8.7 billion, from $5.9 billion the week prior, Investment Company Institute (ICI) data showed on Wednesday. U.S. fund investors continue to favor debt over equity as the Federal Reserve has sketched out plans to shift from the ultra-easy monetary policy it adopted during the 2007-2009 global financial crisis. The U