Banks cheer as Basel waters down LCR plans

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Banks cheer as Basel waters down LCR plans

Bank shares surged and the industry cheered this week after the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision expanded the range of assets eligible for liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) buffers and delayed implementation of the new rules, writes Will Caiger-Smith.

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