Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Risk Weighted Assets
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - R
Supplementary Data, Annual & Interim Item; Field 18156
Banks:
RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS represents the total of the carrying value of each asset class multiplied by
their assigned risk weighting, as defined by banking regulations. This item may also be referred to as risk
adjusted assets and may be abbreviated as RWA.
f this item is not reported then it is calculated by taking the dollar value of Total Capital (as reported by the
bank) and dividing it by the Capital Ratio (as reported by the bank). If only the dollar value of Tier1 Capital
and Tier1 Ratio are reported then these items would be substituted for Total Capital and Capital Ratio in
the calculation (as reported by the bank).
This item is available in the annual time series and the quarterly, semi-annual and trimester interim time series.
It is only available at the company level.
RWA
See RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS
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