[ BSP MEMORANDUM, January 09, 1997 ]

GUIDELINES IN THE SUBMISSION OF DATA ON RESERVES AGAINST COMMON TRUST AND OTHER SIMILARLY MANAGED FUNDS



The following guidelines shall be observed in the submission of data on reserves against Common Trust Funds and other Similarly Managed Funds as well as reserves against Trust and Other Fiduciary Accounts (TOFA) - Others:

A
Common Trust Funds and Other Similarly Managed Funds

1.         The submission of the following reports shall be discontinued effective 3 January 1997:

a.    SES I/VI - Form 7 [Commercial Banks (KBs) and Expanded Commercial Banks (EKBs)];

b.    SES II -Form 30 [Thrift Banks (TBs)]; and

c.    Unnumbered report entitled œREPORT ON REQUIRED AND AVAILABLE RESERVES AGAINST PESO-DENOMINATED COMMON TRUST FUNDS/OTHER SIMILARLY MANAGED FUNDS  [Non-bank financial institutions  (NBFIs)].

2.         In  lieu of these reports, concerned KBs, EKBs and TBs shall submit in diskettes the data on Common Trust Funds using DCB I/II- Form 7A (KBs and EKBs)/DTBNBFI- Form 30A (TBs) report (Annex A) entitled œREPORT ON PESO-DENOMINATED COMMON TRUST FUNDS AND OTHER SIMILARLY MANAGED FUNDS  together with a duly  certified hard copy of the report.  For this purpose, banks shall use the accompanying prescribed structure of the DBase file of DCB I/II-Form 7A/DTBNBFI - Form 30A.

For NBFIs, the unnumbered report entitled œREPORT ON REQUIRED AND AVAILABLE RESERVES AGAINST PESO-DENOMINATED COMMON TRUST FUNDS/ OTHER SIMILARLY MANAGED FUNDS  shall be replaced by DTBNBFI - Form 30C report (Annex B).

B.
Trust and Other Fiduciary Accounts (TOFA) - Others

1.         Commercial banks, expanded commercial banks and thrift banks shall submit in diskettes the data on Trust and Other Fiduciary Accounts (TOFA) - Others using the attached DCB I/II - Form 7B/DTBNBFI - Form 30B report (Annex C)  entitled œREPORT ON TRUST AND OTHER FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTS (TOFA) - OTHERS  together with a duly certified hard copy of the report. For this purpose, banks shall use the accompanying prescribed structure of the Dbase file of DCB I/II - Form 7B/DTBNBFI - Form 30B.

2.         Non-Bank financial institutions (NBFIs) shall submit data on Trust and Other Fiduciary Accounts (TOFA) - Others using the attached DTBNBFI - Form 30D report (Annex D), entitled œREPORT ON REQUIRED AND AVAILABLE RESERVES AGAINST TRUST AND OTHER FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTS (TOFA) -OTHERS .

C.
Common Trust Funds and Other Similarly Managed Funds as Well as Trust and Other Fiduciary Accounts (TOFA) - Others

1.  The first submission of the following report forms shall cover the period 3 to 9 January 1997.
Form No.
Financial Institutions
DCB I/II - Form 7A
EKBs/KBs
DTBNBFI - Form 30A
TB
DCB I/II - Form 7B
EKBs/KBs
DTBNBFI - Form 30B
TBs
DTBNBFI - Form 30C
NBFIs
DTBNBFI - Form 30D
NBFIs

2.  For purposes of monetary penalties for delayed submission, the immediately preceding report forms shall be classified as major reports.

Adopted: 9 Jan. 1997

(SGD.) ALBERTO V. REYES
Deputy Governor