Banking Regulations




24 JUNE 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 88 2281

qualifying interest has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Act

qualifying revolving retail exposures has the same meaning as in Capital Adequacy Framework (Internal Models Based Approach) (BS2B)

rate insensitive assets means that amount of the financial assets held by the banking group that the registered bank reasonably believes is unlikely to be diminished or increased as a result of a material change in market interest rates if the interest rate applicable to that financial asset (which may be zero) does not change or does not change materially

rate insensitive liabilities means that amount of the financial liabilities held by the banking group which the registered bank reasonably believes is unlikely to be diminished or increased as a result of a material change in market interest rates if the interest rate applicable to that financial liability (which may be zero) does not change or does not change materially

rate insensitive product means a rate insensitive asset or a rate insensitive liability

real estate asset acquired through the enforcement of security means any land or building which is legally owned as the result of enforcing security, other than a building occupied by the bank

register means the register of registered banks maintained under section 69 of the Act

registered bank has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Act

responsible person means a person authorised in writing by a director to sign the disclosure statement of a registered bank in accordance with section 82 of the Act

restructured asset has the same meaning as in NZ IFRS 7

subsidiary means a subsidiary within the meaning of sections 5 to 8 of the Companies Act 1993

tier one capital, in relation to—

(a) an overseas bank or overseas banking group, means the amount of tier one capital held by the overseas bank or overseas banking group determined in accordance with the requirements of the authority having the power to impose minimum capital requirements on that overseas bank or overseas banking group in its country of domicile; and

(b) a banking group, means the amount of tier one capital held by the banking group, determined in accordance with the conditions of registration relating to capital adequacy for the registered bank heading that banking group, or with Capital Adequacy Framework (Standardised Approach) (BS2A), or with Capital Adequacy Framework (Internal Models Based Approach) (BS2B) (as applicable)

ultimate holding company, in relation to a registered bank, means the body corporate that—

(a) is the registered bank’s holding company; and

(b) is not itself a subsidiary of another body corporate; and

(c) is not a bank



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