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Note 26 Pledged Assets and Pledgeable Off-Balance Sheet Securities
Note 26 Pledged Assets and Pledgeable Off-Balance Sheet Securities

Assets are pledged from the Group’s balance sheet as collateral or for other purposes. Additionally, the Group receives pledgeable securities in various types of transactions. These securities are not recognized on the balance sheet.

Pledged Assets

Assets are pledged as collateral for collateralized credit lines with central banks, loans from central mortgage institutions, deposit guarantees for savings banks, security deposits relating to stock exchange membership and mortgages on the Group’s property. No financial assets are pledged for contingent liabilities. The following table shows additional information about assets pledged or assigned as security for liabilities and assets subject to reservation of title for the years ended 31 December 2005 and 31 December 2004.

Carrying amount

Related liability

Carrying amount

Related liability

CHF million

31.12.05

31.12.05

31.12.04

31.12.04

Mortgage loans

64

38

175

60

Securities

115,580

88,596

92,440

87,113

Property and equipment

520

683

320

0

Other

474

0

0

0

Total pledged assets

116,638

89,317

92,935

87,173

Pledgeable Off-Balance Sheet Securities

The Group also obtains off-balance sheet securities with the right to sell or repledge them as shown in the table below.

CHF million

31.12.05

31.12.04

Fair value of securities received which can be sold or repledged

1,255,176

968,737

as collateral under reverse repurchase, securities borrowing and lending arrangements,

derivative transactions and other transactions

1,183,238

921,067

in unsecured borrowings which can be sold or repledged

71,938

47,670

thereof sold or repledged

1,002,423

818,151

in connection with financing activities

918,802

737,805

to satisfy commitments under short sale transactions

70,174

57,903

in connection with derivative transactions

9,205

6,714

in connection with other transactions

4,242

15,729

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