Liquidity buffer

Banking.

A stock of unencumbered high quality liquid assets, held to protect against failure under liquidity stress.

See also

• Buffer
• Capital
• Capital Conservation Buffer
• Countercyclical buffer
• HQLA
• LAB
• Level 1 liquid assets
• Level 2 liquid assets
• Liquidity
• Liquidity Coverage Ratio
• Stress
• Survival period
• Unencumbered