Nov 25 (Reuters) - Norway’s Finance Ministry says: * Has on Wednesday made decision on rules for liquidity coverage ratios (LCR) in banks, in accordance with EU regulation on bank capital * LCR demand requires a liquidity reserve of at least 100 percent at all times, so that holding of liquid assets must correspond to net liquidity outflow in a given stress period of 30 days * Norway’s three systemically important banks, DNB, Nordea and Kommunalbanken, must meet demand for 100 pct LCR from the end of 2015 * Other banks must have 70 pct LCR by end-2015, 80 pct by end-2016 and 100 pct by end-2017 Further company coverage: (Reporting By Terje Solsvik)
The Norwegian regulator has updated its rules mandating banks ' liquidity coverage ratios ( 2015 ) , in accordance with EU law . With the new requirements , the nation 's three largest banks , DNB , Nordea , and Kommunalbanken , must hold a liquidity reserve of 100 % at all times , so that holding of liquid assets will correspond to net liquidity outflow in a given stress period of 30 days ; these banks must be compliant from the end of 2015 .