Banks Act, 1990 (Act No. 94 of 1990)

Regulations

Regulations relating to Banks

Chapter II : Financial, Risk-based and other related Returns and Instructions, Directives and Interpretations relating to the completion thereof

26. Liquidity risk

Directives, definitions and interpretations for completion of monthly return concerning liquidity risk (Form BA 300)

Subregulation (15) Matters relating to a bank's foreign exchange contractual maturity ladder

Purchase

In order for the Registrar to assess the reporting bank's foreign currency liquidity needs and the mismatch between foreign currency assets and foreign currency liabilities, the bank shall report to the Registrar separate information relating to its foreign currency contractual maturity ladder, provided that—

(a)

when the bank's gross foreign exchange liability exposure exceeds 2.5 per cent of the bank's funding liabilities, which funding liabilities shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) below, the bank shall report to the Registrar the ZAR equivalent amount in respect of individual currencies at the month-end closing rate;

(b)	in order to determine the said amount in respect of the bank's funding related liabilities, the bank shall base its calculation on the relevant amount reported in item 55 of the form BA 100, that is, deposits, current accounts and other creditors;

(c)	in all cases, all relevant reported foreign currency amounts shall include the relevant amounts relating to the bank's forward exchange contracts, that is, FECs.