New chance for covered as FSA awaits Basel rules

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New chance for covered as FSA awaits Basel rules

The UK’s Financial Services Authority is delaying phasing in liquidity requirements for larger UK banks pending finalisation of rules being developed by the Basel Committee of Banking Supervisors. The move has been interpreted as a sign that the FSA could broaden the range of assets deemed eligible for liquidity buffers, towards which covered bonds currently do not count.

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