Appendix III – Approved Investment Counterparty List
Perth and Kinross Council · 30 April 2025
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APPROVED INVESTMENT COUNTERPARTY LIST APPENDIX III Fitch Credit CDS Maximum Country Rating Range Lending Note (2) Category 1 - Principal UK Clearing Banks - 40% Investment total (or £20M per Counterparty if higher) (Minimum rating required Fitch A, F1) Bank of Scotland (RFB) (5) UK A+, F1 In range 12 months £80million Group limit Barclays Bank plc (NRFB) (5) UK A+, F1 No data 6 months Barclays Bank plc (RFB) (5) UK A+, F1 In range 6 months Goldman Sachs International Bank UK A+, F1 In range 6 months Handelsbanken plc UK AA, F1+ No data 12 months HSBC Bank plc (NRFB) UK AA-, F1+ In range 12 months HSBC Bank plc (RFB) UK AA-, F1+ No data 12 months Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Plc (NRFB) UK A+, F1 No data 12 months £80million Group limit Lloyds Banking Group plc (RFB) UK A+, F1 In range 12 months £80million Group limit NatWest Markets Plc (NRFB) UK A+, F1 In range 12 months Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RFB) (inc Nat West) (3) (4) UK A+, F1 In range 6 months Santander UK plc (inc Cater Allen) UK A+, F1 No data 12 months Standard Chartered Bank UK A+, F1 In range 6 months Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Ltd UK A, F1 In range 6 months Category 2 - Foreign Banks & Institutions - 25% Investment total (or £10M per Counterparty if higher) (Minimum rating required Fitch A, F1) Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Banking Group Ltd Aus A+, F1+ In range 12 months Commonwealth Bank of Australia Aus A+, F1+ In range 12 months Macquarie Bank Ltd Aus A, F1 No data 12 months National Australia Bank Ltd Aus A+, F1+ In range 12 months Westpac Banking Corporation Aus A+, F1+ In range 12 months BNP Paribas Fortis Bank Belgium A+, F1 No data 1 month Sovereign Rating AA- KBC Bank Belgium A+, F1 No data 1 month Sovereign Rating AA- Bank of Montreal Can AA-, F1+ No data 12 months Bank of Nova Scotia Can AA-, F1+ No data 12 months Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Can AA-, F1+ No data 12 months National Bank of Canada Can A+, F1 No data 12 months Royal Bank of Canada Can AA, F1+ No data 12 months Toronto Dominion Bank Can AA-, F1+ No data 12 months Danske Bank Denmark A, F1 In range 6 months Nordea Bank Finland plc Finland AA-, F1+ No data 1 month Sovereign Rating AA+ BNP Paribas France A+, F1 In range 1 month Sovereign Rating AA- Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank France A+, F1 In range 1 month Sovereign Rating AA- Credit Agricole SA France A+, F1 In range 1 month Sovereign Rating AA- Credit Industriel et Commercial France A+, F1 No data 1 month Sovereign Rating AA- DZ Bank AG Germany AA-, F1+ No data 12 months Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentral (Helaba) Germany A+, F1+ In range 12 months Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank Germany AAA, F1+ No data 24 months NRW Bank Germany AAA, F1+ No data 24 months ABN AMRO Bank Netherlands A, F1 No data 6 months Bank Nederlandse Germeenten Netherlands AAA, F1+ No data 24 months Cooperatieve Rabobank Netherlands A+, F1+ In range 12 Months ING Bank Netherlands AA-, F1+ In range 12 Months DBS Bank Limited Singapore AA-, F1+ No data 12 months United Overseas Bank Ltd Singapore AA-, F1+ No data 12 months Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Sweden AA-, F1+ No data 12 months Svenska Handelsbanken AB Sweden AA, F1+ No data 12 months Swedbank AB Sweden A+, F1 No data 12 months UBS AG Switzerland AA-, F1+ In range 12 months Bank of America, NA USA AA-, F1+ No data 12 months Bank of New York Mellon USA AA, F1+ No data 24 months Citibank, NA USA A+, F1 In range 12 months JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA USA AA, F1+ No data 24 months Wells Fargo Bank, NA USA AA-, F1+ In range 12 months
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APPROVED INVESTMENT COUNTERPARTY LIST APPENDIX III Category 3 - Subsidiary Banks & Building Societies - 15% of Investment total (or £10M per Counterparty if higher) (Minimum rating required Fitch A, F1) (parent bank shown in brackets) Subsidiary Banks None Building Societies Nationwide Building Society UK A, F1 No data 6 months Category 4 - Other Local Authorities - 20% of Investment total (or £20M per Counterparty if higher) As arranged Category 5 Money Market Funds - 10% of Investment Total (or £10M per Counterparty if higher) (Minimum rating required Fitch AAA) Aberdeen Standard Investments UK AAA Aviva Investors Liquidity Fund UK AAA Federated Sterling Liquidity Fund (Class 3) UK AAA Insight Sterling Liquidity Fund (Class 5) UK AAA Deutsche Bank Sterling Fund UK AAA Note: (1) - Standard & Poor's credit ratings shown, as no Fitch credit rating available (2) - All Soveriegn credit ratings for above Countries are AAA, unless stated otherwise. (3) - Banks are part/majority owned by the UK government (4) - UK Sovereign Rating is AA (Fitch and Standard & Poor's) Last Updated: 03-Apr-25(5) - NRFB = Non Ring Fenced Bank, RFB = Ring Fenced Bank