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An asset's ability to be turned into cash quickly and without significant loss compared with current market value.
The official control of markets or of other activities, usually by a system of rules, often including primary or secondary legislation.




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2.  


An entity’s ability to pay its obligations when they fall due, especially in the short term.
''Law.''
A rule with legal force, designed to carry out a specific piece of legislation. Usually enforced by a regulatory agency.  




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3.  


An entity's ability to source additional funds to meet its obligations, including in the medium and longer term.
''European Union law''.
 
An act of European Union (EU) law having direct effect in all member states.
 
EU Regulations are passed either jointly by the EU Council and European Parliament, or by the EU Commission alone.  




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4.  


A financial measure designed to quantify an entity's ability to meet its obligations when they fall due.  
More generally, a rule to control, direct or manage an activity, organisation or system.  
 
* For non-financial organisations, simple measures of liquidity include the ''current ratio'' and the ''quick ratio''.
A 'regulation' - in this broadest sense - may or may not have legal authority.
* For banks and other financial institutions, liquidity measures include those which identify how long the bank could survive if wholesale funds were to dry up and retail funding was heavily stressed. This period is known as the ''survival period''.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Authorisation]]
* [[Capital Requirements Regulation]]
* [[Authority limits]]
* [[CSRC]]
* [[Cash and cash equivalents]]
* [[Decision]]
* [[Cash forecasting]]
* [[Deregulation]]
* [[Cash pool]]
* [[Directive]]
* [[CertICM]]
* [[European Union ]]
* [[CRD IV]]
* [[Financial Market Infrastructure]]
* [[Current ratio]]
* [[Primary legislation]]
* [[Deep market]]
* [[Secondary legislation]]
* [[Funding]]
* [[Headroom target]]
* [[Illiquid]]
* [[Leverage]]
* [[Liquidate]]
* [[Liquidation]]
* [[Liquidity buffer]]
* [[Liquidity Coverage Ratio]]
* [[Liquidity preference]]
* [[Liquidity management]]
* [[Liquidity premium]]
* [[Liquidity risk]]
* [[Money management]]
* [[Net Stable Funding Ratio]]
* [[Quick ratio]]
* [[Run]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Solvency]]
* [[Stress]]
* [[Supply chain finance]]
* [[Survival period]]
* [[Yield]]
 
 
=== Other resources ===
*[[Media:2015_06_June_-_Safety_first.pdf| Safety first, The Treasurer, 2015]]


[[Category:Liquidity_management]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]

Revision as of 10:30, 31 July 2016

1.

The official control of markets or of other activities, usually by a system of rules, often including primary or secondary legislation.


2.

Law.

A rule with legal force, designed to carry out a specific piece of legislation. Usually enforced by a regulatory agency.


3.

European Union law.

An act of European Union (EU) law having direct effect in all member states.

EU Regulations are passed either jointly by the EU Council and European Parliament, or by the EU Commission alone.


4.

More generally, a rule to control, direct or manage an activity, organisation or system.

A 'regulation' - in this broadest sense - may or may not have legal authority.


See also