Funds ring alarm on EU guidelines for liquidity stress-testing
Managers could be forced to use multiple methods to stress-test a large number of funds every quarter
Parts of draft European Union guidelines on liquidity stress-testing (LST) for funds are overly prescriptive and may result in excessively frequent tests, according to people in the industry.
“I think the general tone set by Esma with the LST consultation is largely reasonable, but there are still some aspects that need clarification and some that may be challenging to implement,” says Stéphane
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