Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR)
TD Bank, CIBC lead Canada’s Big Five in LCR dip
Liquidity coverage worsens with record outflows from secured wholesale funding
BBVA’s takeover of Sabadell would shrink its leverage ratio
New entity would have lowest ratio since 2020
One year on, regulators still want a cure for bank runs
Broad support for higher outflow assumptions on uninsured deposits, but that won’t save insolvent banks
Guangfa’s NSFR drops to just above regulatory minimum
Eight of 12 Chinese banks see decline in funding metric in Q1
Basel Committee reviewing design of liquidity ratios
Focus on LCR and NSFR after Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, but assumptions may not change
Benchmark switch leaves hedging headache for Philippine banks
If interest rates are cut before new benchmark docs are ready, banks face possible NII squeeze
Banks will not be frowned upon for discount window borrowing – Fed official
Risk Live: more banks have completed paperwork to access Fed lending facility than a year ago
Capital One’s purchase of Discover would triple its Treasury holdings
Record UST boost would propel combined company past six US lenders
NYCB’s borrowing boosted cash reserves by 66% in Q4
Embattled bank bolsters liquidity in anticipation of tighter supervision but sees funding costs climb
Secured wholesale funding outflows surge 74% at Australian banks
Winding down of term funding facility responsible for September spike
AmEx expansion puts it on track for tougher prudential standards
Lender is within spitting distance of category III designation, which would attract stricter capital and liquidity requirements
Review of 2023: a hard road to a soft landing
Banks and regulators were caught in the crosswinds of the fight against inflation
Rabobank LCR down 7% on TLTRO prepayments
Decline expected to continue as bank pays off final loans extended via EU-wide funding scheme
Resolution liquidity rules set to squeeze US regional banks
Pressure to hold more high-quality liquid assets will eat into net interest margins
HQLAs slide to multi-year lows at largest US regionals
Drops make US Bancorp, PNC and Truist ever more dependent on reduced LCR
Ping An’s LCR hovers above regulatory minimum after Q3 plunge
Lowest ratio in at least four years driven by plummeting HQLAs
Buy-siders bemoan ‘dark arts’ of corporate bond CSA discounting
Litany of pricing variables fuel wide differences in how dealers calculate discount rates for collateral agreements
Fed spares US Bancorp tighter liquidity straitjacket
Having committed to category II standards by end-2024, bank risked incurring LCR shortfall
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Bankers warn money market rates could hit Fed’s QT plans
Shrinking Fed bond portfolio could squeeze bank liquidity, though money funds remain flush
Don’t count on repo to monetise liquidity books, say experts
QT could force banks to sell bonds during stress, underlining need for fair value accounting
US banks reshaped liquidity buffers in Q2
Truist, BofA and US Bancorp lead highly liquid assets pile-up
NatWest’s LCR dips 4% as liquidity buffers shrink
Drop in net cash outflows contributes to lowest ratio since 2018
Big US banks boost cash holdings by nearly 8% in Q1
Dash for cash props up HQLAs as AFS securities drop to six-year low