Liquidity
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
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
LCH SA on the hook for €32bn if member defaults
Payment obligation, if realised, would wipe out 50% of CCP’s liquidity buffer
ETF strategies to manage market volatility
Money managers and institutional investors are re-evaluating investment strategies in the face of rapidly shifting market conditions. Consequently, selective genres of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are seeing robust growth in assets. Hong Kong Exchanges…
BNY, UBS paid over 10% for Fed funds and repo in Q2
The average cost of Fed funds purchased and repo rose to 4.32% in Q2 from 2.41% a year ago
ESG investing: It’s not just great to be good
Investing according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria can be done in various ways, with continuing development of filters and ways of analysing companies. As the market in ESG indexes and investments linked to sustainability matures,…
CME issued $1.8 billion VM call in Q2
Margin call was the fourth largest made by CME’s futures and options unit since disclosures began
Fed Funds Futures in a Post-ZIRP World
As the FOMC returns to more active management of its key target rate, Federal Funds futures have experienced dramatic growth.
Eurex Clearing reports sharp rise in default exposures
Clearing house’s peak same-day payment obligation rose to €5 billion in the second quarter
OCC reports 24% spike in default exposure
Clearing house’s peak same-day payment obligation rose to $5 billion in the second quarter
DTCC’s total liquidity pool shrank in Q2
Aggregate liquidity resources fall to $260 billion
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
Non-banks’ role in cross-border funding grows
Non-bank financial institutions account for about one-fifth of cross-border dollar and sterling funding
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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