Action Planning for Liquidity Management through Uncertainty & Volatility for Banks

In response to the 2023 bank failures and tightening liquidity conditions, the focus on liquidity and risk management has intensified. It is a crucial time to explore how proactive financial institutions are adopting "best practice" approaches to liquidity management.

The discussion will cover recent regulatory feedback and provide actionable strategies for enhancing liquidity reporting, including dynamic forecasting, stress testing, early warning indicators, and effective policy development. Additionally, considerations for managing liquidity in the current environment will be highlighted.

Learning Objectives:

• Adopt advanced approaches to liquidity management beyond traditional metrics and ratios.

• Policies revisited: are your policies supportable, flexible and consistent with your business model?

• Navigate regulatory pressures and prepare effectively for upcoming examinations.

• Develop robust stress tests and remediation plans and understand critical elements of an effective Contingency Funding Plan.

• Evaluate appropriate levels of wholesale funding and explore often-overlooked alternatives.

• Analyze deposit and loan pricing considerations in the current environment and assess the use of derivatives for lowering the cost of funds.

Duration: 60-minutes

Recorded on October 1, 2024.