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Table 2 summarizes the specific types of assets to be assigned to each asset category and their associated RSF factor.

Table 2: Summary of Asset Categories and Associated RSF Factors

RSF Factor Components of RSF Factor
0%
•   Coins and banknotes;
•   All central bank reserves;
•   All claims on central banks with residual maturities of less than 6 months; and
•   'Trade date' receivables arising from the sales of financial instruments, foreign currencies and commodities.
5% Unencumbered level 1 HQLA, excluding coins, banknotes and central bank reserves.
10% Unencumbered financing and deposits with financial institutions with residual maturities of less than 6 months, where the financing is secured against level 1 HQLA and where the bank has the ability to freely re-hypothecate the received collateral for the life of the financing.
15%
•   Unencumbered level 2A HQLA;
•   All other unencumbered financing and deposits with financial institutions with residual maturities of less than 6 months not included in the above categories.
50%
•   Unencumbered level 2B HQLA;
•   HQLA encumbered for a period of 6 months or more, and less than 1 year;
•   Financing and deposits with financial institutions and central banks with residual maturities between 6 months and less than 1 year;
•   Deposits held at other financial institutions for operational purposes; and
•   All other assets not included in the above categories with residual maturity of less than 1 year, including financing to non-financial corporate clients, financing to retail and small business customers, and financing to sovereigns and PSEs.
65%
•   Unencumbered residential mortgages with a residual maturity of 1 year or more, and with a risk weight of less than or equal to 35 percent, as per the CBB Capital Adequacy Ratio Guidelines; and
•   Other unencumbered financing and deposits not included in the above categories, excluding financing and deposits with financial institutions, with a residual maturity of 1 year or more, and with a risk weight of less than or equal to 35 percent, as per the CBB Capital Adequacy Ratio Guidelines.
85%
•   Cash, securities or other assets posted as initial margin for Shari'a-compliant hedging contracts and cash or other assets provided to contribute to the default fund of a CCP;
•   Other unencumbered performing financing with risk weights greater than 35 percent, as per the CBB Capital Adequacy Ratio Guidelines and residual maturities of 1 year or more, excluding financing and deposits with financial institutions;
Unencumbered securities that are not in default and do not qualify as HQLA with a remaining maturity of 1 year or more, and exchange-traded equities in cases where the issuer is not in default and where the securities do not qualify as HQLA according to the LCR; and
•   Physical traded commodities, including gold.
100%
•   All assets that are encumbered for a period of 1 year or more;
•   NSFR Shari'a-compliant hedging contract assets net of NSFR Shari'a-compliant hedging contract liabilities, if NSFR Shari'a-compliant hedging contract assets are greater than NSFR Shari'a-compliant hedging contract liabilities;
•   20 percent of Shari'a-compliant hedging contract liabilities (net of eligible cash variation margin); The CBB has discretion to lower the value of this factor, with a floor of 5%; and
•   All other assets not included in the above categories, including non-performing financing (net of specific provisions), financing and deposits with financial institutions with a residual maturity of 1 year or more, non-exchange-traded equities, fixed assets, items deducted from regulatory capital, insurance assets and defaulted securities.
August 2018