Liquidity
Fed underscores run risk of corporate bond funds
Total AUM of junk bond and bank loan funds was around $350 billion in Q2 2019
UK bank LCRs fall again in Q3, led by StanChart
Buildup of net cash outflow amounts erode liquidity coverage ratios
Opening the buy-side liquidity pool
Vikash Rughani, business manager at triReduce and triBalance, outlines a new approach enabling buy- and sell-side participants to optimise the transition of legacy Libor over-the-counter swaps contracts to alternative reference rates
Trading non-cleared derivatives tougher in Q3 – ECB
Twelve percent of respondents said trading conditions worsened for interest rate products
BlackRock, State Street, AB are making AI work in risk
Risk USA: Fund managers are using new technology to measure liquidity risk and spot their own errors
Eastspring seeks to nurture growth with better data
Data mapping key to asset manager’s plans as parent pivots to Asia
Asia moves: HSBC hires Singapore liquidity chief, StanChart picks Asean head, and more
Latest job changes across industry
CCPs dismiss bank, buy-side criticisms
CME, Ice bat away suggestions of flaws in clearing house risk management
Liquidity coverage at Nomura improves in Q2
HQLA buffer shrinks for third consecutive quarter
Stress-testing to improve strategic decision‑making
Banking regulators remain focused on expanding and developing the range of stress-testing regimes across the globe to maintain stability, monitor emerging risks and avoid another financial crisis. Here, a forum of industry leaders discusses the evolution…
Cash burn drives UBS’s LCR lower in Q3
Swiss bank’s HQLA at lowest level since public disclosure began
Top 10 CCPs add $5.4 billion to liquidity pools in Q2
Clearing houses expand size of secured credit lines over the second quarter
Best CVA practices in Japan
At a recent roundtable in Tokyo, banks and regulators discussed progress on credit valuation adjustment (CVA). While, in many respects, the work towards implementing best practices in the country is on track, challenges remain in resourcing and…
Post-crisis rules roil US cross-currency basis – IMF
EU leverage ratio causes basis spikes at quarter-ends
Hong Kong eyes SOFR solution for term fixing
New ‘proxy’ Honia could help change discount rate from Hibor to OIS for local swaps, says HKEX
Defaults would dent, but not destroy, CCP liquidity buffers
Max payment obligations in event of member default would be sufficiently covered
US Bancorp could trim liquidity buffer by $15bn
Relaxation of liquidity coverage ratio for mid-sized banks would reduce HQLA requirement
Goldman adds $17bn of deposits in Q3
Consumer platform Marcus doubles deposits year-on-year
JP Morgan borrowed $240bn in fed funds and repo markets in Q3
Average quarterly balance was 30% up year-on-year
US bank minnows growing faster than giants
Banks $1 billion to $10 billion in size accumulated assets at faster rate than those over $10 billion in size in 2018
HSBC leads foreign banks in fed fund and repo borrowings
Large intermediate holding company money market borrowings equivalent to 15.9% of total assets
Two Ice clearing houses trim liquid assets
Ice Clear Europe and Ice Clear US both removed cash from commercial lenders in Q2
Fund fears linger over guidelines set to avert fire sales
Final Esma framework allays some European asset managers’ concerns