Research Article

Bank Liquidity and the Global Financial Crisis

Table 1

Assets for liquidity testing.

GroupAssetsS Week Month

Cash in the form of Banknotes/Coins 100 100
Receivables from CBs (including ECB)
1 1 Demand deposits 100 100
1 2 Amounts receivableS 100 100
1 3 Receivables i.r.o reverse reposS 100 100
1 4 Receivables i.t.f.o securities or Tier 2 eligible assetsS 𝑑 𝑑
Collection documents
1 Available on demand 100 100
2 ReceivableS 100 100
Readily marketable debt instruments/CB eligible receivables
Issued by public authorities
2 1 ECB tier 1 and tier 2 eligible assets 95** 95**
2 2 ECB tier 2 eligible assets deposited 85** 85**
2 3 ECB tier 2 eligible assets not deposited 85 85
2 4 Other readily marketable debt instruments 95 95
Zone A
2 5 Other readily marketable debt instruments 70 70
Zone B
Issued by credit institutions
2 1 ECB tier 1 eligible assets 90** 90**
2 2 ECB tier 2 eligible assets deposited 80** 80**
2 3 Other debt instruments qualifying under the capital adequacy directive (CAD) 90 90
2 4 Other Liquid Debt Instruments 70 70
Issued by other institutions
2 1 ECB tier 1 eligible assets 90** 90**
2 2 ECB tier 2 eligible assets deposited 80** 80**
2 3 Other debt instruments qualifying under the capital adequacy directive (CAD) 90 90
2 4 Other liquid debt instruments 70 70
Amounts receivables
Branches and banking subsidiaries not included in the report
3 1 Demand deposits 50 100
3 2 Amounts receivable i.r.o securities transactionsS 100 100
3 3 Other amounts receivablesS 100 90
Other credit institutions
3 1 Demand deposits 50 100
3 2 Amounts receivable i.r.o securities transactionsS 100 100
3 3 Other amounts receivablesS 100 90
Public authorities
3 1 Demand deposits 50 100
3 2 Amounts receivable i.r.o securities transactionsS 100 100
3 3 Other amounts receivablesS 100 90
Other professional money market players
3 1 Demand deposits 50 100
3 2 Amounts receivable i.r.o securities transactionsS 100 100
3 3 Other amounts receivablesS 100 90
Other counterparties
1 Demand deposits 0 0
2 Amounts receivable i.r.o securities transactionsS 100 90
4 3 Other amounts receivables including premature redemptionsS 50 40
Receivables i.r.o REPO and reverse REPO transactions
Reverse repo transactions (other than with CBs)
5 1 Receivables i.r.o BondsS 100 100
5 2 Receivables i.r.o SharesS 100 100
Repo Transactions (Other Than with CBs)
5 1 Receivables i.r.o bondsS 90/ 𝑑 /** 90/ 𝑑 /**
5 2 Receivables i.r.o sharesS 70 70
Securities lending/borrowing transactions
5 1 Securities stock on account of securities 100 100
Lending/borrowing transactions
5 2 Securities receivable on account of securities 100 100
Lending/borrowing transactions
Other securities and gold
6 1 Other liquid shares 70 70
6 2 Unmarketable shares 0 0
2 3 Unmarketable bondsS 100 100
4 Gold 90 90
Official standby facilities
14 1 Official standby facilities received 100 100
14 Receivables i.r.o derivativesS *** ***

*: Less applicable discount.
**: Either at stated percentage or at percentages applicable for ecb/escb collateral purposes.
***: Calculated amount for the period concerned.
90/ 𝑑 /**: 90% OR less applicable discount (provided the method is consistently applied).