Liquidity stress testing remains a cornerstone of effective risk management and regulatory compliance for banks. However, a persistent challenge lies in interpreting what constitutes a “severe but plausible” stress scenario, particularly in the context of evolving depositor behaviours and increasing digitalisation of banking.

This paper aims to address this challenge by examining how stress scenarios can be robustly calibrated using empirical evidence backed by statistical methods, with particular focus on liquidity stress testing informing the Internal Liquidity Adequacy Assessment Process (ILAAP).

We recently sponsored a webinar - hosted by UK Finance - focussing on the key requirements of which banks must take account with respect to their current or planned relationships with deposit aggregators. Download a copy of the slides here.

In this webinar, we will provide an overview of the key requirements banks must take account of with respect to their current or planned future relationships with deposit aggregators. Specifically, this will include: Prudential risk: liquidity risk management and liquidity stress testing implications; Liquidity regulatory reporting: implications for calculation and treatment of deposits; and, Depositor protection (Financial Services Compensation Scheme coverage), and third party and outsourcing risk.

This article outlines the primary risks to banks linked to the utilisation of Deposit Aggregators (DAs) and proposes mitigating measures as outlined in the Dear CFO letter issued by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) on November 15, 2023 and the Dear CEO letter in April 2021.

Management of liquidity risk and IRRBB in the current climate.