Investor Presentaiton
MORGAN STANLEY BANK ASIA LIMITED
UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Year ended 31 December 2020
H. PILLAR 3 DISCLOSURE (CONTINUED)
Table LIQA: Liquidity risk management (continued)
(c) Liquidity Stress Tests
The Company uses Liquidity Stress Tests to model external and intercompany liquidity flows across
multiple scenarios and a range of time horizons. These scenarios contain various combinations of
idiosyncratic and systemic stress events of different severity and duration. The methodology,
implementation, production and analysis of the Company's Liquidity Stress Tests are important
components of the Required Liquidity Framework.
Liquidity Stress Tests are produced for the Company, to capture specific cash requirements and cash
availability. The Liquidity Stress Tests assume that a legal entity will use its own liquidity first to fund its
obligations before drawing liquidity from its ultimate parent undertaking, Morgan Stanley. Morgan
Stanley will support its subsidiaries and will not have access to subsidiaries' liquidity resources that are
subject to any regulatory, legal or tax constraints. In addition to the assumptions underpinning the
Liquidity Stress Tests, the Company takes into consideration the settlement risk related to intra-day
settlement and clearing of securities and financing activities.
(d) Liquidity risk mitigation techniques
Liquidity Resources
The Company maintains sufficient liquidity resources which consists of unencumbered highly liquid
securities and cash deposits with banks (including central banks) (“Liquidity Resources") to cover daily
funding needs and to meet strategic liquidity targets sized by the Required Liquidity Framework and
Liquidity Stress Tests. The total amount of Liquidity Resources is actively managed by the Company
considering the following components: unsecured debt maturity profile; balance sheet size and
composition; funding needs in a stressed environment inclusive of contingent cash outflows; and
collateral requirements. The amount of liquidity resources the Company holds is based on the Company's
risk tolerance and is subject to change depending on market and firm-specific events. Unencumbered
highly liquid securities consist netted trading assets, investment securities and securities received as
collateral.
The Company holds its own Liquidity Resources which is composed of diversified cash and cash
equivalents and unencumbered highly liquid securities.
Eligible unencumbered highly liquid securities include primarily non-US government securities in
addition to US government securities.
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