Episodes

  • 17: Intraday Liquidity: Shaping Financial Stability

    17: Intraday Liquidity: Shaping Financial Stability
    Dec 17 2024
    Intraday Liquidity Management (IDL) has again re-emerged as a critical focus for financial institutions (FIs) due to its recognised importance for financial stability.

    The landscape has evolved significantly, driven by several key factors including market dynamics, regulatory changes and technological advancements.

    These developments have made effective intraday liquidity management essential for maintaining financial stability and operational efficiency and in turn seen an evolution of the business case.

    Join Neville Roberts in this latest episode of Liquidity Talks as he speaks with Barry Lewis, Non-Exec Partner at Elixirr International, to explore.
    ✅ Historical context and evolution of the business case
    ✅ Importance of good intraday liquidity management
    ✅ Challenges and drivers of today
    ✅ Success stories and insights
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    30 mins
  • 16: How to optimise your balance sheet with data

    16: How to optimise your balance sheet with data
    Dec 4 2024
    Regulatory changes, faster settlements, and shifting interest rate expectations have heightened the focus on liquidity management, funding stability, and balance sheet optimisation.

    Key questions arise:
    ✅ Is your liquidity position optimal and funding stable?
    ✅ Should you free up or acquire more liquid assets or improve your funding profile?
    ✅ Are your assumptions about customer behaviour relevant to the current market?

    Accurate information is crucial for effective real-time management of funding and liquidity, fostering a stronger risk culture driven by detailed data analysis

    Join Neville Roberts in this latest episode of Liquidity Talks as he speaks with Sridhar Aiyangar, Group Head Balance Sheet & Liquidity Mgmt. at Bank ABC, to explore. [Views are personal]

    Throughout the episode we'll be discussing:
    ✅ The four essential steps to improve your liquidity management and funding profile
    ✅ The importance of real-time information.
    ✅ Identifying and navigating emerging risks.
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    31 mins
  • 15: How Shadow Banking impacts Liquidity Management

    15: How Shadow Banking impacts Liquidity Management
    Nov 7 2024
    With the increasing focus on systemic risk and rapid changes in the financial world, it’s crucial for banks to understand the impact of shadow banking on liquidity and risk management.

    The competitive pressure from these institutions can lead traditional banks to adopt riskier practices, complicating their liquidity management. By understanding these dynamics, banks can better prepare for and mitigate potential liquidity crises.

    Join Neville Roberts in this latest episode of Liquidity Talks as he speaks with Professor Moorad Choudhry, Founder of The BTRM and Author of Anthology: Principles of Banking and Finance, to explore:

    ✅ The impact of Shadow Banking on the industry, good and bad.
    ✅ What this means for TradFi banks risk management processes.
    ✅ How to embed best practice in risk management in response to these developments.
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    34 mins
  • 14: Financial Fortification: Enhancing Collateral and Liquidity Resilience

    14: Financial Fortification: Enhancing Collateral and Liquidity Resilience
    Oct 16 2024
    In today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape, a tough combination of increasing regulatory burden, volatile market dynamics, interest rate changes, and cost pressures all drive the importance of managing collateral within a robust framework that covers both liquidity and operational resilience.

    To navigate these resilience challenges, firms must adopt a holistic approach to liquidity and collateral management to ensure compliance with stringent regulations, as well as enhanced risk management and governance.

    This integration not only enhances cost efficiency by reducing redundancies and optimising collateral usage, but it also boosts operational efficiency through better data management and reporting. Providing the strategic flexibility for dynamic decision-making in the management of collateral and creates a more resilient environment to manage liquidity.

    Join Neville Roberts in this latest episode of Liquidity Talks as he speaks with Philip Forkan, Head of Collateral at Tonic Consultancy and Mark Crowhurst, Managing Director at Strategic Risk Partners to explore:
    ✅ The latest regulations impacting collateral & liquidity resilience
    ✅ How new technologies can enhance collateral and liquidity management.
    ✅ Best practices for managing collateral to support liquidity and operational resilience
    ✅ How institutions have been successful
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    30 mins
  • 13: Beyond T+1: The future of real-time liquidity

    13: Beyond T+1: The future of real-time liquidity
    Sep 27 2024
    Market dynamics continue to transform due to the shift to T+1 or T+0 settlement cycles, Instant Payments, tokenized assets and DLT. One thing is clear: the window for decision-making is narrowing.

    Looking ahead to changes in market settlement cycles, both business and technology innovation will play a vital role. As we continue the move towards real-time global financial transactions and services, the financial industry must start planning now and act swiftly.

    However, with some markets already making transitions and others being encouraged to follow, it is crucial to carefully evaluate the necessary requirements.

    In this episode of Liquidity Talks we will speak with Gary Wright, Director at ISITC, to explore:
    ✅ What can we learn from those markets that have made move to a shorter settlement cycle.
    ✅ What are the key questions you should ask as the wider markets consider their move.
    ✅ What's next; where do we go and what does this mean for Liquidity and risk management.
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    33 mins
  • 12: Mastering Liquidity Risk in Banking

    12: Mastering Liquidity Risk in Banking
    Jul 12 2024
    In recent decades, the financial markets have undergone transformative changes, reshaping the landscape of banking and liquidity risk management. Bank collapses, the implementation of quantitative easing, rising funding costs, and increased regulatory focus have profoundly impacted market dynamics.

    Meanwhile, societal changes, the emergence of innovative financial institutions, and rapid technological advancements continue to redefine the financial system's operations.

    These factors collectively underscore the need for banks and treasurers to continually evolve.

    Join Neville Roberts in this latest episode of Liquidity Talks as he speaks with Professor Moorad Choudhry, Founder of The BTRM and Author of The Principles of Banking, on his views around all things Banking and Liquidity Risk.

    Throughout the episode, we'll explore:
    ✅ How lessons learnt from the past have shaped today’s liquidity management function.
    ✅ The importance of a strong risk culture plays in effective risk management.
    ✅ What the future holds for Liquidity and risk management.
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    31 mins
  • 11: How to enhance liquidity and risk management through payment control

    11: How to enhance liquidity and risk management through payment control
    Jun 14 2024
    Real-time data is essential for banks to maintain a robust control framework across both risk and liquidity management.

    Payment control serves as a powerful tool, enabling banks to effectively manage risks, regulate liquidity usage and payment outflows, optimise funding, and enhance both profitability and operational resilience.

    In this episode of Liquidity Talks, we'll cover why payment control is an important strategic tool for a bank.

    Throughout the episode, we'll explore:
    ✅ How to effectively use a payment control solution.
    ✅ How to use payment control as a way of offering clients various levels of service.
    ✅ How effective payment control enables you to manage evolving risks and enhance operational resilience.
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    32 mins
  • 10: How to create products using data to enhance liquidity management

    10: How to create products using data to enhance liquidity management
    May 23 2024
    Events over the past year for banks have vividly demonstrated a marked acceleration in the velocity of payments, particularly those conducted in USD. Therefore, there is an increased need to leverage real-time data to enhance liquidity management solutions.

    Join us in the latest episode of Liquidity Talks with Thomas Meiman, a seasoned professional with decades of product insights, including a long stint at BNY Mellon.

    Throughout the episode, we'll explore:

    • How to accurately forecast cash supply and demand throughout the day
    • Understand how to develop products that align efficiently with the characteristics of each transaction
    • Enhance your understanding of why comprehensive client relationships, including both client perspectives and the need for internal stakeholder education is needed
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    33 mins