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Demystifying the New Liquidity Requirements
Course Agenda:
Liquidity Risk Management
BCBS (“Basel”) Liquidity Framework Overview
New Terminology Explained
Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)
High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA)
Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR)
Applicability of New Regulatory Guidance for Liquidity
Liquidity Governance Concepts
Liquidity Contingency Funding Plans
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Liquidity Contingency Funding Plans
Liquidity Monitoring and Stress Testing
Liquidity Buffers
Tips for What You Can Do Next
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Liquidity
Basel Guidance, 2008:
Liquidity is the ability of a bank to fund increases in assets and meet q y yobligations as they come due, without incurring unacceptable losses
Interagency Guidance, 2010
Liquidity is a financial institution’s capacity to meet its cash and collateral obligations at a reasonable cost. Maintaining an adequate level of liquidity depends on the institution’s ability to efficiently meet both expected and unexpected cash flows and collateral needs without adversely affecting either d il ti th fi i l diti f th i tit ti
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daily operations or the financial condition of the institution.
In the 2007 crisis, many financial institutions did not:
Have an adequate framework to account for liquidity risks posed by individual products and business lines – business incentives were not
li d ith ll i k t laligned with overall risk tolerance
Consider the amount of liquidity they might need to satisfy contingent obligations as they viewed funding of these obligations to be highly unlikely
View severe and prolonged liquidity disruptions as plausible, and did not conduct stress tests that considered the possibility of market wide strain or the severity or duration of the disruptions.
Contingency funding plans (CFPs) were not always appropriately linked to
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Contingency funding plans (CFPs) were not always appropriately linked to stress test results and sometimes failed to take account of the potential closure of some funding sources.
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Liquidity Risk Management
Basel 2008
Liquidity risk management is important for every financial institution, because a liquidity shortfall at a single institution can have system-wide repercussions.
Financial market developments in the past decade have increased the complexity of liquidity risk and its management.
Interagency Guidance 2010
Liquidity risk is the risk that an institution’s financial condition or overall safety and soundness is adversely affected by an inability (or perceived inability) to meet its obligations.
Changes in economic conditions or exposure to credit market operation
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Changes in economic conditions or exposure to credit, market, operation, legal, and reputation risks also can affect an institution’s liquidity risk profile and should be considered in the assessment of liquidity and asset/liability management.
Because of the critical importance to the viability of the institution, liquidity risk management should be fully integrated into the institution’s risk management processes.
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Liquidity Framework Overview
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BCBS updated BCBS updated guidance forguidance forguidance for guidance for liquidity risk liquidity risk management after management after the 2007 liquidity the 2007 liquidity crisis, realizing that crisis, realizing that previous guidance previous guidance (2000) was not (2000) was not sufficient.sufficient.
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www.bis.org/publ/bcbs144.htm
Built on 17 principles for managing and supervising liquidity risk
Principles for Sound Liquidity Risk Management (Basel)Principle 1 (Fundamental principle):
A bank is responsible for the sound management of liquidity risk. A bank h ld t bli h b t li idit i k t f k th t it
Remaining Principles
should establish a robust liquidity risk management framework that ensures it maintains sufficient liquidity, including a cushion of unencumbered, high quality liquid assets, to withstand a range of stress events, including those involving the loss or impairment of both unsecured and secured funding sources. Supervisors should assess the adequacy of both a bank's liquidity risk management framework and its liquidity position and should take prompt action if a bank is deficient in either area in order to protect depositors and to limit potential damage to the financial system.
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Remaining Principles
Principles 2 - 4 Governance of Liquidity Risk Management
Principles 5 – 12 Measurement and Management of Liquidity Risk
Principle 13 Public Disclosure
Principles 14 – 17 Role of Supervisors
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Principles 2, 3, & 4: Governance
2. Articulate risk tolerance
3. Develop strategy, policy and procedures and monitor continuouslyp gy p y p y
4. Assess liquidity costs and benefits for all activities and lines of business
Liquidity Liquidity risk tolerance, which risk tolerance, which should define should define the level of the level of liquidity risk that the bank is willing to assume, liquidity risk that the bank is willing to assume, should be set should be set considering business considering business objectivesobjectives, strategic , strategic direction and direction and overall risk appetite. overall risk appetite.
The The tolerance should ensure that the tolerance should ensure that the firm manages firm manages its its liquidity strongly in normal times in such a way that it is able liquidity strongly in normal times in such a way that it is able t ith t dt ith t d l dl d i d f ti d f t
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to withstand to withstand a prolonged a prolonged period of stress. period of stress.
There There are are a variety a variety of of ways ways in which a bank can express its in which a bank can express its risk tolerance. risk tolerance. For exampleFor example, a bank may quantify its liquidity , a bank may quantify its liquidity risk tolerance in terms of the level of risk tolerance in terms of the level of unmitigated funding unmitigated funding liquidity risk the bank decides to take under normal and liquidity risk the bank decides to take under normal and stressed stressed business conditionsbusiness conditions..
Principles 5-12: Measurement and Management of Liquidity Risk
5. Sound measurement and monitoring framework
F t re cash flo s Future cash flows
Sources of contingent demand and triggers
6. Monitor and control risk within and across legal entities, considering limitations on transferability
7. Diversified funding sources
Maintain market relationships and presence
Test funding sources
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8. Intraday liquidity positions under normal and stress conditions
9. Manage collateral positions (encumbered vs. unencumbered assets)
10. Conduct regular stress tests that inform contingency plans
11. Establish formal contingency funding plan (CFP)
12. Maintain a cushion of unencumbered, high quality liquid assets
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Interagency Policy Statement on Funding and Liquidity Risk Management (March 2010)
Note consistency of focus Note consistency of focus between Basel andbetween Basel andbetween Basel and between Basel and Interagency GuidanceInteragency Guidance
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Additionally, note Additionally, note consistency of focus with consistency of focus with Supervisory ApproachSupervisory Approach
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www.occ.gov/publications/publications-by-type/comptrollers-handbook/liquidity.pdf
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Liquidity Guidance
Basel guidance is similar to I tInteragency Guidance You are already implementing
While some of the newly implemented requirements are complex they
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complex, they don’t apply to community and mid-tier banks.
LCR, HQLA, and NSFR Explained
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http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs238.htm
Includes Includes some tools some tools that may that may be usefulbe useful
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Liquidity Coverage RatioAn adequate stock of unencumbered high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) that q g q y q ( )can be converted easily into cash immediately in private markets with minimal deterioration of asset values to meet liquidity needs for a 30 calendar day liquidity stress scenario.
Stock of HQLA’s≥ 100%
Total net cash outflows over
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Total net cash outflows overnext 30 calendar days
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HQLAHQLA includes three categories of assets with decreasing levels of quality, subject to haircuts and g g q y jinclusion limits. The “HQLA Stock” can be calculated as follows:
Asset Level Examples of Included Assets Haircut
Level 1Highest quality/most
liquid assets
• FRB balances• Foreign withdrawable resources• U.S. government securities• Certain sovereign and multinational organization
securities
None
Level 2A Relatively stable and
• Certain claims on/guaranteed by a U.S. GSE, sovereign entity or multilateral development bank
15%
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significant sources of liquidity
• Certain covered bonds • Certain corporate debt securities
15%
Level 2B Lesser degree of liquidity and more
volatility
• Certain publically traded stocks• Corporate securities• Lower-rated corporate bonds• Mortgage backed securities
50%
• HQLA Stock must not include more than 40% of Level 2 (2A+2B) Assets.• HQLA Stock must not include more than 15% of Level 2B Assets.
Phase-In by US Regulators Faster than Basel
Minimum LCR 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Threshold will be a minimum requirement in normal times. During a period of stress, banks would be expected to use their pool of liquid assets thereby temporarily falling below the minimum requirement
Requirements
Basel 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
US Interagency 80% 90% 100% 100% 100%
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assets, thereby temporarily falling below the minimum requirement.
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Reporting Requirements for Large Banks are Onerous
Frequency of Calculation 2015 2016
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Jan 1 –June 30
July 1 –Dec 31
Jan 1 –June 30
July 1 –Dec 31
Full LCR Monthly Daily Daily Daily
Modified LCR n/a n/a Monthly Monthly
Community Banks n/a n/a n/a n/a
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Full LCR Modified LCR
$250 billi i t B t $50 billi
Applicability is Limited
>$250 billion in assets>$10 billion in foreign exposures>$10 billion asset subsidiary of above
Between $50 billion and $250 billion in assetsDoes NOT apply to subsidiaries of above
Not Required
<$50 billion in assets
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Applicability The final rule focuses on large, internationally active banking organizations
with $250 billion or more in total consolidated assets or $10 billion or more in total on balance sheet foreign exposure because of their complexityin total on-balance sheet foreign exposure because of their complexity, funding profiles, and potential risk to the financial system.
The Board is separately adopting a modified minimum liquidity coverage
ratio requirement for most financial institutions that have more than $50 billion in total consolidated assets but that are not internationally active.
The agencies do not intend to apply the final rule to community banks.
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However, the concepts are still useful and could be considered as part of However, the concepts are still useful and could be considered as part of the overall liquidity monitoring and reporting process.the overall liquidity monitoring and reporting process.
www.occ.gov/publications/publications-by-type/comptrollers-handbook/liquidity.pdf
Tools to help visualize concepts:Tools to help visualize concepts:Do I have good shortDo I have good short--term coverageterm coverage
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www.occ.gov/publications/publications-by-type/comptrollers-handbook/liquidity.pdf
Tools to help visualize concepts:Tools to help visualize concepts:How much of a buffer do I need?How much of a buffer do I need?
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NSFR
• Net Stable Funding Ratio is designed to improve incentives for using more
Another BaselAnother Basel--proposed proposed liquidity monitoring ratio liquidity monitoring ratio –– the the NSFR has not been agreed and NSFR has not been agreed and adopted to dateadopted to date
Net Stable Funding Ratio is designed to improve incentives for using more stable forms of funding. The NSFR is intended to limit overreliance on short-term wholesale funding, to encourage better assessment of funding risks across all on- and off-balance sheet items, and to promote funding stability.
• The BCBS is in the process of reviewing the NSFR that was included in the Basel III Liquidity Framework when it was first published in 2010.
• The agencies anticipate a separate rulemaking regarding the NSFR once the BCBS adopts a final international version of the NSFR
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the BCBS adopts a final international version of the NSFR.
Available stable funding≥ 100%
Required amount of stable funding
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Beyond Ratios
Liquidity Governance Concepts
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Governance – Roles and Responsibilities
Board should:
Set liquidity risk tolerance and communicate effectively
Establish liquidity management strategy
Stay informed about the risk profile
Establish requirements for management to monitor, measure, and control liquidity risk.
Assess CFP
Approve policies annually
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Senior Management should
Establish supporting processes and procedures to implement policy.
Enforce compliance with policy
Monitor and report liquidity position throughout the business.
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Governance
Risk tolerance well-articulated
Pro forma cash flo s identif cash flo mismatches or gaps Pro-forma cash flows identify cash flow mismatches or gaps
Encumbered assets are segregated, at least on paper
Metrics are used to identify unstable liabilities
Funding is diversified
Contingent liabilities are quantified and well-understood
Assumptions are reasonable
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Governance – Stress Test Reporting
Stress cash flow projections should:
Cover at least one year
Accurately reflect
Stress scenarios
Assumptions about sources and uses of funds
For each stress scenario, should identify discrete and cumulative funding
mismatches or gaps over the stressed time horizon.
Contingent liquidity risk = peak cumulative net outflow difference over stress period
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Stress Test Reporting
Documentation for each scenario:
Assumptions used p
Peak cumulative net outflow difference over a stress period that exceeds the minimum liquidity cushion
Action plan to address instances where the peak cumulative net outflow exceeds the minimum liquidity cushion
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Measurement and Monitoring Systems
Liquidity Risk Reports
Cash flow projections
Critical assumptions
Cash flow gaps
Dashboard
Asset and funding concentrations
Key early warning risk indicators
Available contingent funding
Collateral usage
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Collateral usage
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Reporting – Dashboards For More Effective Communication
Example for Illustrative PurposesExample for Illustrative Purposes
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Liquidity Monitoring and Stress Testing
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Measurement and Monitoring Systems
Operational Cash Flow Forecasting
1+ year Projections
30+ day Gaps
Assumptions
Document, including their development
Identify key assumptions (those that strongly impact results.
Liquidity Models should be Liquidity Models should be subject to sound Model Risk subject to sound Model Risk
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Management PrinciplesManagement Principles
Measurement and Monitoring Systems
Assumptions are inherently inaccurate, so develop a sense of the reliability of your estimates:
Perform sensitivity tests to see the impact of assumption errors
Isolate key assumptions
Use operational daily cash flow projections
Run multiple scenarios changing a single assumption (e.g., ±20%).
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Measurement and Monitoring Systems
AssumptionError Risk
=Peak Cumulative Net Outflow Difference Over 30-day Backtest Period
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Measurement and Monitoring Systems
Back-Test to Understand Forecast Error Risk
Determine key drivers of differences between actual and forecast over a given period.
Forecast setup?
Forecast assumptions?
Methodology
Use prior period operational daily cash flow projections
Compare actual daily net cash inflow/outflow to projections
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Measurement and Monitoring Systems
ForecastError Risk
=Peak Cumulative Net Cash Outflow Difference Over 30-day Backtest Period
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Measurement and Monitoring Systems
Use the results of Assumption SensitivityAnalysis and Back-Testing to determinethe amount of liquidity cushion needed.
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Liquidity Buffers
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Liquidity Buffer
Reg YY – Enhanced Prudential Standards requires BHC’s with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more to:
Establish and maintain robust liquidity management practices
Perform internal stress tests for determining liquidity adequacy
Maintain a buffer of highly liquid assets sufficient to cover net cash outflows based on a 30 day stress test cycle under various scenarios.
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Project Cash Flows
Stress Tests
Determine Liquidity Buffer
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Liquidity Buffer
Reg YY Guidance for liquidity risk management is generally consistent with Basel guidance and the 2010 Interagency Guidance.
Pro forma cash flow projections and stress testing are already expected at most larger community and mid-tier financial institutions.
While the minimum (30 day stress) buffer requirements do not apply to these institutions, the conceptual approach may offer value in developing a contingency funding plan
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Project Cash Flows Stress Tests
Develop Contingency Funding Plan
Liquidity Contingency Funding Planning
Contingent Liquidity Risks
Reduced borrowing capacityg p y
Increased collateral haircuts
Off-balance sheet exposure
Depreciated assets become harder to sell
Asset quality affects cash flows
Interest Rate Risk
Bad publicity and rumors
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Liquidity Contingency Funding Planning
Establish clear lines of responsibility and escalation procedures
Identify liquidity stress event triggersy q y gg
Multiple liquidity events
At least one where subject to PCA
Consider the short-, intermediate-, and long-term liquidity profile
Articulate assumptions about sources and uses of funds in a liquidity event
Articulate plans under various and increasing levels of liquidity stress
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Liquidity Contingency Funding Planning
Projection and evaluation of expected cash flows under increasing stress scenarios:
Quantitative, not just judgments
Assumptions should be reasonable for each source and use of cash based on uniqueness:
Insured vs. uninsured deposits
Public vs. retail deposits
Borrowing lines by provider reflecting collateral and collateral haircuts
Renewing vs. new loans
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Liquidity Contingency Funding Planning
What about Interest Rate Risk?
Are assumptions affected by a rapid long-term increase in interest rates?p y p g
Increase in non-maturity deposit decay rates?
Increase in time deposit early withdrawals?
Decrease in loan prepayment speeds?
Decrease in investment prepayment speeds?
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What Should You Do Next?
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Management of Funding and Liquidity Risk
Liquidity as a Strategy
Liquidity Cushionq y
Diversification of Funding Sources
Risk Measurement and Monitoring Systems
Contingency Planning
Stress Testing
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Liquidity as a Strategy
Balance sheet structure for liquid asset quality
Strategic planning to diversify funding sourcesg p g y g
Liquidity risk measurement and monitoring system
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Balance Sheet Structuring
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How Much On-Balance Sheet Liquidity?
Other considerations
Cash-flow volatilityy
Uninsured deposit concentrations
Deteriorating asset quality
Predictability of cash flow mismatches
Credit rating with the FHLB
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How Much On-Balance Sheet Liquidity?
Sized to stress tests and maximum liquidity outflow over survival period, supported by:
Stress tests
Forecast error
Risk profile
Risk tolerance
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Diversification of Funding Sources
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Diversification of Funding Sources
Considerations
Limited number of borrowing sourcesg
Concentration of credit line availability
Deteriorating asset quality
Predictability of cash flow mismatches
Credit rating with the FHLB
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Actions for more robust liquidity risk management
Assess systems and tools used to monitor and measure liquidity
Assess whether your monitoring and reporting are sufficient for assessing liquidity position.
Check your contingency funding plan (CFP) to make sure it can cope with the outcomes from your stress tests.
Check your assumptions – will you be able to execute your contingency plans in the face of a crisis?
Make your liquidity risk management process dynamic to reflect the changing environment and financial position of the company
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Assess impact of liquidity actions on profitability
Set correct incentives to align liquidity strategy with business objectives
Think broadly in liquidity stress testing – could a low probability/high impact situation sink the ship?