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Title[ Part 2: The First Pillar - Minimum Capital Requirements

Section[ 4. On-balance sheet netting



188.      Where a bank,


(a)        has a well-founded legal basis for concluding that the netting or offsetting agreement is enforceable in each relevant jurisdiction regardless of whether the counterparty is insolvent or bankrupt;


(b)        is  able  at  any  time  to  determine  those  assets  and  liabilities  with  the  same counterparty that are subject to the netting agreement;


(c)        monitors and controls its roll-off risks; and


(d)        monitors and controls the relevant exposures on a net basis,


it may use  the net exposure of loans and deposits as the basis for its capital adequacy calculation in accordance with the formula in paragraph 147. Assets (loans) are treated as exposure and liabilities (deposits)  as collateral. The haircuts will be  zero except when a currency mismatch exists. A 10-business day holding period will apply when daily mark-to- market is conducted and all the requirements contained in paragraphs 151, 169, and 202 to 205 will apply.



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