High Quality Liquid Assets
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Bank regulation.
(HQLAs).
High Quality Liquid Assets are ones which are good enough to include as part of a bank's Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) evaluation.
HQLAs should be:
- Unencumbered;
- Liquid in markets during a time of stress; and
- Ideally, eligible for discounting with the central bank.