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Approved
Investment Strategy -
Second Quarter 2005
Bank Insurance Fund
Current
Strategy as of 2nd Quarter 2005
Maintain a $150 million target floor overnight investment balance.
Strategically invest all available funds in excess of the target overnight
investment balance, which
may include purchasing conventional Treasury securities within the zero- to
twelve-year maturity
sector, purchasing Treasury Inflation-Protected securities (TIPS) within the
two- to ten-year maturity
sector, and/or purchasing callable Treasury securities with final maturities
not to exceed twelve years,
subject to the following limitations:
- TIPS should not total more than $6.5 billion (adjusted par value) by quarter
end;
- Available-for-sale (AFS) securities should not total more than $8.0 billion
(par value) by quarter end; and
- All newly purchased AFS securities should have maturities of six years
or less..
Moreover, staff will strive to maintain a $10 billion target floor liquidity
balance.
Strategy
Changes for 3rd Quarter 2005
AFS securities limit lowered to $7.6 billion and target floor primary
reserve balance (previously referred to as target floor liquidity balance) lowered
to $8 billion.
Savings Association Insurance Fund
Current
Strategy as of 2nd Quarter 2005
Maintain a $50 million target floor overnight investment balance.
Strategically invest all available funds in excess of the target overnight investment
balance, which
may include purchasing conventional Treasury securities within the zero- to twelve-year
maturity
sector, purchasing TIPS within the two- to ten-year maturity sector, and/or purchasing
callable
Treasury securities with final maturities not to exceed twelve years, subject
to the following limitations:
- TIPS should not total more than $2.4 billion (adjusted par value) by
quarter end;
- AFS securities should not total more than $2.3 billion (par value) by
quarter end; and
- All newly purchased AFS securities should have maturities of six years or less.
Moreover, staff will strive to maintain a $2.7 billion target floor liquidity
balance.
Strategy
Changes for 3rd Quarter 2005
Target floor primary reserve balance (previously referred to as target
floor liquidity balance) lowered to $2.5 billion.
National Liquidation Fund
Current
Strategy as of 2nd Quarter 2005
Maintain a $30 million target floor overnight investment balance.
Strategically invest the remaining funds in the zero- to 12-month maturity sector.
Strategy
Changes for 3rd Quarter 2005
None
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