Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR)
New branch rules threaten Japanese banks’ EU plans
Draft CRR III may cause foreign banks to think twice before expanding in the EU
Nomura’s LCR hits new record
Glut of HQLA stock compounds lower cash outflows to push ratio to 273%
Fed repo backstop won’t help intraday liquidity stress
Banks say lack of guidance on resolution plans means SRF may not halt liquidity hoarding behaviour
UK bank LCRs fall in Q2, led by HSBC
Implementation of new methodology weighs on bank’s end-quarter LCR
TFF draw boosts Commonwealth Bank’s LCR to 129%
HQLAs hit A$128 billion after injection of cheap central bank funding
Nomura’s LCR rebounds after early-year dip
Cooling cash outflows at the ratio's denominator compounded HQLAs increase
At TD and RBC, higher deposits weigh on LCR
Higher net cash outflows in Q2 keep liquidity coverage pressures up
LCR rises for EU banks in Q1, but liquidity strategies diverge
Eurozone banks are still hoarding liquidity, but as vaccines take effect a rethink may be needed
Commonwealth Bank’s LCR dips 13% as liquidity buffer shrinks
The Australian bank reported liquidity assets of A$171 billion, down 6% from the previous quarter
SocGen’s cash pile grew to €163bn in Q1
Central bank deposits surge while other HQLAs shrink
EU still undecided on how to implement minimum repo haircuts
Concerns over non-bank leverage may derail push to include haircuts in bank capital rules
BNP Paribas’s LCR hit record high in 2020 in wake of deposit glut
HQLA jumped 10% in Q4
Foreign branches in US fear extension of liquidity rules
Democrat administration could revive plans to impose LCR, NSFR on branches and agencies
Too much of a good thing? Banks mull over excess deposits
Surge in non-operating deposits leaves banks with a severe hangover
UK banks added £140bn to HQLA in 2020
Barclays saw its LCR improve the most over the course of 2020
Top US banks saw liquid assets grow over $500bn in 2020
JP Morgan saw HQLAs increase 28% year on year
Barclays cut liquidity buffer in Q4
High-quality liquid assets fall 19% quarter on quarter
Final NSFR rule unlocks subsidiary funding for US banks
Technical clarification allows subsidiary capital to be assigned as funding for consolidated group
Banks worldwide have built up liquidity buffers post-Covid
Lenders in Japan have the highest LCRs of global banks surveyed
Post-Covid crisis, EU banks have thin dollar liquidity buffers
Dollar LCRs declined between March and June
Credit Suisse, UBS slowed accrual of liquid assets in Q3
Credit Suisse’s LCR drops six percentage points quarter-on-quarter
Liquidity buffers thinned at Morgan Stanley, Goldman in Q3
Build-up of HQLA slows over the third quarter after post-Covid surge
Barclays, unlike UK peers, saw its LCR surge in Q3
High-quality liquid assets surged 9% quarter on quarter
One-third of EU banks used TLTROs to hit supervisory targets
Twenty-three per cent said future TLTROs would improve their ability to fulfil regulatory or supervisory requirements