And it shifts exposure off the balancesheet, so that shareholders are left less aware how much risk their bank is taking.
ECONOMIST: The trader??s lament
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On the other hand, weakening consumer credit in America and uncertainty over its exposure to off-balance-sheet assets will add to the subprime worries.
ECONOMIST: Sovereign-wealth funds
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Not accounted for in these sovereign debt numbers is the banks' exposure to off-balance-sheet items, equities and commercial and residential loans in PIIGS countries.