Riksbank changes currency allocation

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The Riksbank has reallocated the currency holdings in the Bank’s foreign currency reserves. The reallocation, which has been carried out over the past four weeks, has not affected the krona exchange rate.

The purpose of the reallocation has been to reduce the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on the foreign currency reserve’s annual result measured in Swedish kronor. The choice of currency allocation is based on the currencies’ fluctuations and variations in relation to one another over a longer period of time. The change should therefore not be seen as an opinion about whether currencies will appreciate or depreciate.

The change in the foreign currency reserve is made within the framework of the new regulations(1)  for asset management that came into force at the beginning of the year. The rules clearly state that the objective of the Riksbank’s financial asset management is to generate a good long-term risk-adjusted return without compromising the Bank’s ability to carry out its statutory tasks. These tasks concern monetary and exchange rate policy and the stability of the financial system.


Table 1. Reallocation of currencies in the reserve

 

Currency (2)

Reallocation

Earlier allocation

Change

EUR 50% 37% +13%
USD 20% 37% -17%
GBP 10% 11% -1%
NOK 10% 0% +10%
AUD 5% 3% +2%
CAD 5% 4% +1%
JPY 0% 8% -8%


Notes:
1) The “Rules for the Riksbank’s financial asset management” are published at www.riksbank.se 
2)  The codes in the table are abbreviations of the following currencies: EUR – euro; USD – US dollar; GBP – pounds sterling; NOK – Norwegian krona: AUD – Australian dollar; CAD – Canadian dollar and JPY – Japanese yen.

Contact info

Christian Johansson, Head of Investment Division, +46-8- 6966736 and Fredrik Olsson, Analyst Investment Division, +46-8- 6966736

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