We never know the worth of liquidity until it is gone. 2023 was littered with banks that lost the good fight, and every one of them exposed liquidity challenges in the financial industry. Now, regulators across the globe are intensifying their focus on liquidity...
We couldn’t help but notice that Fnality recently announced the successful implementation of the Sterling Fnality Payment System (£FnPS), a revolutionary blockchain-based payment system connecting major financial institutions like Lloyds Banking Group (LBG),...
It does not leave a live dragon out of your calculations if you live near him. With apologies to JRR Tolkien, the dragon in this scenario is bank failure. The calculations start with building a business case for real-time treasury. Top 5 Enemies of Bank Liquidity...
Liquidity risk in the banking sector refers to the potential inability of an institution to meet its financial obligations as they come due without incurring unacceptable losses. This type of risk arises from the mismatch between a bank’s liquid assets and its...
Data helps treasury improve. A robust data infrastructure is critical for strategic planning and also in real-time liquidity management. Having the ability to look back, look forward and look now is crucial for a bank to assess its positions and potential...
This time last year I wrote an intraday liquidity article looking back at 2022 and forward to 2023. It got a good response so I’ve decided to provide some similar thoughts at the start of 2024. It turns out that there’s a lot to say! So the TL;DR summary is: Firms...