ESMA_QA_1140

Status: ✅ Answer Published

Link to ESMA Q&A tool: https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1140

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Regulatory Context

Regulation : UCITS

Level 1 Regulation: Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS) Directive 2009/65/EC

Level 2 Regulation: No information available

Level 3 Regulation: No information available

Topic: UCITS eligible assets and investment restrictions

Subject Matter: KIID Collateral management

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Question

Submission Date: 01 October 2016

In the case of government bonds, can the 20% limit be deemed to apply to each different issue of bonds of the same issuer?

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ESMA Answer

Answer Date: 01-10-2016

[ESMA 34-43-392 UCITS Q&A, section 3, Q&A 6g] No. The limit applies to the issuers and not to the issue. Accordingly, exposure to any one government issuer, or any individual issuer, is limited to 20% of the net asset value of the UCITS.

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