Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR)
Banks avoiding covered bonds for LCR buffer over liquidity fears
Concerns raised about liquidity in stressed environments
Fed rejects muni bonds from US LCR
Tarullo hints at future inclusion subject to criteria
US muni treasurers warn LCR could crimp spending
If US regulators do not count muni debt as highly liquid, issuers fear financing cost rise
Basel III battleground for primes
Consolidation predicted among prime brokers following regulatory shakeout
South African banks say NSFR changes do not go far enough
New proposals are positive, but banks warn they will still fall short of the ratio's minimum
Nepal central bank cautious on Basel III counter-cyclical buffer
Central bank to study need for counter-cyclical buffer in a developing economy
IASB: Liquidity buffers seek a safe home
Fair-value friend
Asia Risk Congress: BIS points to Asia example as evidence new LCR not 'relaxed'
Asian regulators' partial recognition of Level 2B assets justifies revised Basel liquidity approach
Branch LCR calculations should include parental support within three days
Loss of capital fungibility creates systemic risk, according to BAML compliance head
China relaxes liquidity rules to fall in with Basel timeline
New approach to liquidity risk intended to reduce the regulation's pro-cyclicality
Liquidity & Funding Risk 2013: Modelling endangers LCR, panellists warn
New liquidity ratio could be undermined if EBA allows banks to estimate their own exposures
Banks round on LCR approach to derivatives collateral flows
The Basel Committee decided earlier this year to include collateral outflows arising from changes in derivatives values in bank liquidity requirements. Their suggested approach, however, has worried some in the industry. By Michael Watt
Standardised global regulatory approach creates concentration risk
Current regulatory approach makes further financial crises as "certain as the amen in the church"
Banks and EBA join forces over liquidity buffer accounting
Banks and industry groups have been joined by an unlikely ally in their protests about the accounting treatment of assets held in liquidity buffers – the European Banking Authority. By Lukas Becker and Matt Cameron
Corporate cash seeks new home as money-market reforms loom
New regulation on both sides of the Atlantic threatens to make money-market funds less attractive for corporate treasurers. Banks are hoping this cash will flood into fixed-term deposits instead, helping them meet incoming liquidity ratios, but they’re…
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Risk Annual Summit: Basel ‘caved in’ on LCR, says German regulator
Bafin liquidity expert tells conference that national concerns and industry pressure caused LCR rewrite
Risk & Return Cape Town: Dealers expect deviation from NSFR standard
Bankers say some local markets may be forced to deviate from the NSFR standard – that’s if the Basel Committee decides to go ahead with it at all
Central clearing obligations cause collateral headaches in Asia
Collateral thinking
Repo markets in Asia set to grow on the back of Basel III
Don't fear the repo
RBI sees developing repo markets necessary in meeting Basel liquidity rules
India central bank views repo as an increasingly important market in the wake of Basel III implementation
Revised LCR falls short on ending Basel III concerns over trade finance
The relaxation of Basel III’s liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) requirements have been a major boon to trade finance, a sector which expected to suffer badly from the new regulatory regime. But not all issues related to Basel III have been resolved
LCR changes result from regulatory high-wire act
The recent easing of the Basel III liquidity coverage ratio is welcome, but highlights the difficult – perhaps impossible – regulatory challenge of striking the right balance in a world of too-big-to-fail banks, writes David Rowe
HKMA warns banks not to weaken liquidity profile to benefit from LCR phase-in
Hong Kong regulator to consult banks on new LCR this quarter and assess level playing field implications before deciding on whether to adopt a phased approach