Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR)
ECB exposes LCR window-dressing
Banks use collateral swaps and term deposits to improve key liquidity ratios
Funding risk of global banks varies
Basel study shows European banks have seen net cash outflows increase just 7.7% in four years
Among G-Sibs, Japanese and US banks see LCRs improve most
US systemic banks’ liquidity coverage still lags behind other G-Sibs
Liquidity coverage of eurozone G-Sibs diverge in first half of 2019
BNP Paribas sees LCR drop 11.6 percentage points in H1 while Deutsche Bank’s climbs 7.3 percentage points
Mid-sized US banks’ LCRs vary
Average ratio of 15 non-systemic lenders was 135% at end-June
Post-Woodford, State Street has an idea on liquidity risk
You’ve heard of the liquidity coverage ratio. Try the ‘redemption coverage ratio’ for funds
UK bank LCRs drifted lower in Q2
HSBC saw group-level LCR decline as it reorganised its capital stack
US G-Sibs shun unsecured short-term funding
Trend towards borrowings secured by high-quality collateral accelerates
In liquidity buffer shake-up, Deutsche shuns cash
Central bank balances fall as share of liquidity buffer to 64% in Q2
At US G-Sibs, swap payments make up $178bn of LCR outflows
All bar one G-Sib see net derivatives cash outflows increase year-on-year
Liquidity coverage at US G-Sibs worsens in Q2
HQLA rose $18bn while projected net cash outflows jumped $29bn
Restructure boosts SocGen’s capital and liquidity ratios
CET ratio hits 12%; LCR 134%
UBS's LCR drops 5% on higher funding consumption
The bank reported HQLA of $176 billion, down from $186 billion in Q1
PNC drains Fed account for buying spree
Future cut to LCR could lead to further withdrawals
EBA data reveals disparities in LCR deposit-bucketing
Regulatory arbitrage concerns surface over classification of non-operational deposits
Fed turns up heat on dollar repo dodge
New liquidity rules for foreign banks’ US branches may be hard to stop, but can be softened
UK banks shun short-term funding
Flighty sources of cash make up less than 4% of UK bank balance sheets
Pre-2019 ABS ‘very unlikely’ to stay in EU liquidity buffers
Issuers will struggle to adapt old deals to new STS rules, forcing banks to reshuffle HQLAs
BoE to step up scrutiny of daily liquidity risks
Regulator wants more data on cashflow mismatches, but no plans for Pillar 2 charge yet
US banks’ liquidity buffers thinnest among G-Sibs
Mean LCR of US banks hits 122.5% in Q1
US G-Sibs curb reliance on unsecured debt
Citi cuts outflows related to issued securities 68% year-on-year
At systemic US banks, HQLA falls $35bn in Q1
LCRs drop at JP Morgan, Citi and BofA Securities
At HSBC, LCR deteriorates as HQLA drops $32bn
Total HQLA stood at $535.4 billion, a 6% reduction quarter-on-quarter
A Chinese megabank and its CRO in the US
Frank Morisano has put together a risk team, his unit funds itself, and he’s banned cloud technology