Banking Regulations Definitions




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entitled “Capital Adequacy Framework (Basel I Approach) (BS2)”

Capital Adequacy Framework (Standardised Approach) (BS2A) means the current version of the Reserve Bank document entitled “Capital Adequacy Framework (Standardised Approach) (BS2A)”

collective credit impairment allowance means an allowance for credit impairment loss on groups of financial assets

company—

(a) has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Companies Act 1993; and

(b) includes an overseas company within the meaning of that section

conditions of registration, in relation to a registered bank, means the current conditions of registration imposed on that registered bank by the Reserve Bank under section 74 of the Act

counterparty has the same meaning it has in the definition of “group of closely related counterparties” in NZ IFRS 7

credit risk has the same meaning as in NZ IFRS 7

currency risk has the same meaning as in NZ IFRS 7

director, in relation to an overseas bank, means a person occupying the position of director of the overseas bank by whatever name called who whether by himself or herself, or in conjunction with other directors acting as a board of directors, has the powers necessary for managing, and for directing and supervising the management of, the business and affairs of the overseas bank

disclosure statement has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Act

equity refers to and has the same meaning as “equity” in the “New Zealand Equivalent to the IASB Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements” approved by the Accounting Standards Review Board as amended from time to time.

equity exposure, in relation to a banking group, means the amount of the change in the economic value of equity instruments that are financial assets and financial liabilities of the banking group in a single currency, which would occur as a result of a change in the price of equity instruments in that currency

equity risk means the risk arising from changes in the prices of equity instruments

fair value has the same meaning as in NZ IAS 32

financial asset has the same meaning as in NZ IAS 32

financial asset acquired through the enforcement of security has the same meaning as in NZ IFRS 7

financial instrument has the same meaning as in NZ IAS 32

financial liability has the same meaning as in NZ IAS 32

financial reporting group means the New Zealand business of all the members of the group (as that term is defined in section 2(1) of the Financial Reporting Act 1993) that comprises a reporting entity that is the overseas bank and its subsidiaries, as



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