Banks Can Breach Basel Liquid-Assets Rule During Crises
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Banks will be allowed go below minimum liquidity levels set by global regulators during financial crises to avoid cash-flow difficulties.
“During a period of stress, banks would be expected to use their pool of liquid assets, thereby temporarily falling below the minimum requirement,” the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s governing board said in a statement on its website yesterday, following a meeting in the Swiss city.