Swiss banks plumped liquidity buffers in Q2

Credit Suisse’s HQLA increases 26% quarter-on-quarter

Credit Suisse and UBS massively expanded their liquidity portfolios over Q2, as they raced to build an adequate funding cushion to ride out coronavirus-induced economic shocks. Because of a temporary easing of their leverage-based requirements, though, this growth did not lead to a simultaneous increase to their regulatory capital minimums.

Credit Suisse said its high-quality liquid assets (HQLA), made up of central bank deposits and sovereign bonds, averaged Sfr 203 billion ($222.6 billion) in

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