Among companies in the UK, US and Europe, there has been a significant
increase in their liquid asset holdings, of around $ 0.5 trillion since 2008, mostly for precautionary purposes.
Not exact matches
While
increased liquidity and transparency are among the primary benefits driving interest
in liquid alternatives, the shift of investor
assets into
liquid alts may leave opportunities «further down the liquidity spectrum» for entities like BDCs.
It proposes to
increase its holdings of «
liquid financial
assets» by $ 35 billion
in the form of domestic cash deposits and foreign exchange reserves.
Even if part of this decline was driven by a heightened liquidity premium the implication is the same: it indicates an
increased demand for highly
liquid and safe
assets which,
in turn, implies less aggregate nominal spending.
The expectation, roughly, is that an
increase in interest rates will allow the banks to earn more on the
liquid assets they are holding.
Homeowners also showed greater
increases in total
liquid assets and total non-housing net worth, amounting to $ 3,660 and $ 3,036 higher, respectively, than renters»
increases.
The changes to the financial requirements include an
increase in the net worth requirement and new
liquid asset and capital
asset requirements.»
The association states that using cryptocurrencies
in a real estate transaction can «reduce costs, stamp out fraud, speed up transactions,
increase financial privacy, internationalize markets and make real estate a
liquid asset,» according to its website.