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Why hasn't trade asset distribution taken off yet?
It has been presented as a miracle solution to help banks free up liquidity under Basel III regulations, and as a great way for investors to diversify their portfolios, so why isn’t trade asset distribution more commonplace? Around this time four years ago, Bank of America Merrill Lynch organised its first Trade Risk Distribution Investor Forum in Singapore. It was attended by about 50 executives from 30 global banks, all there to discuss why redistributing trade finance assets made sense in light of new capital regulations and leverage ratio requirements.