Eksportfinans holds and manages a portfolio of securities to serve as a liquidity buffer. The purpose is to provide a liquidity buffer in scenarios where there is an imbalance between maturities on the asset and liability side of the balance sheet, and a buffer for fluctuations in the cash flow profile. The placements are made in money market instruments; such as commercial paper, certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements and bank deposits; and in securities such as bonds and covered bonds.