66)A bank should set limits to control its liquidity risk exposure and vulnerabilities. A bank should regularly review such limits and corresponding escalation procedures. Limits should be relevant to the business in terms of its location, complexity, and nature of products, currencies and markets served.
67)Limits should be used for managing day-to-day liquidity within and across lines of business and legal entities under “normal” conditions. The limit framework should also include measures aimed at ensuring that the bank can continue to operate in a period of market stress, bank-specific stress and a combination of the two.
68)For example a commonly used simple limit is the size of cumulative net cash outflow (based on board approved assumptions) and covers various time horizons. The limit may also include estimates of outflows resulting from the drawdown of commitments or other obligations of the bank.