Liquidity buffers thinned at Morgan Stanley, Goldman in Q3

Build-up of HQLA slows over the third quarter after post-Covid surge

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs saw their liquidity coverage ratios (LCR) slip over the third quarter as they slowed their accumulation of easy-to-sell assets.

Across the eight US global systemically important banks (G-Sibs), aggregate high-quality liquid assets (HQLAs), which make up the numerator of the LCR, edged up 3% to $2.85 trillion in Q3. Over the same period, net projected cash outflows, which make up the denominator, climbed 4% to $2.35 trillion. 

At Morgan Stanley, though, HQLA

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