Principles behind our products and services
Our services are specifically designed to assist central banks, monetary authorities and international organisations. Our customers have traditionally prioritised a series of investment objectives, which are central features of BIS products and services:
- To provide safety, we maintain a superior credit quality and exceptionally strong capital position. Our investment strategy focuses on combining diversification benefits with a prudent approach to risk-taking.
- To offer liquidity, we maintain a highly liquid balance sheet and stand ready to repurchase our tradable instruments at little cost to our customers, thus responding quickly and flexibly to their needs.
- We are able to offer an attractive and competitive return on the funds deposited by central banks and international organisations.
- Environmental sustainability considerations in the investment management process have also gained traction in recent years. We support these efforts by offering investment products that integrate such considerations, in alignment with our core values.
A full range of fixed income instruments, asset management services and foreign exchange and gold services are underpinned by these principles.
