Financial Regulations Definitions




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 102

24 AUGUST 2012

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 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 a registered bank (as reporting entity) and all other entities included in the group as defined in section 2(1) of the Financial Reporting Act 1993

generally accepted accounting practice has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Financial Reporting Act 1993

government guarantee means a guarantee of all or some of a registered bank’s obligations, or a similar arrangement, provided—

(a) by the New Zealand government under a guarantee or similar arrangement; or

(b) by a sovereign authority in an overseas jurisdiction

group of closely related counterparties means a group of legal or natural persons who are related in such a way that—

(a) the financial soundness of any one of them may materially affect the financial soundness of the others;

(b) one has the power to control the others; or

(c) one has the capacity to exercise significant influence over the others

holding company has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Companies Act 1993

immediate relative, in relation to any person, means their spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner (as defined in the Property (Relationships) Act 1976), and any parent, brother, sister or child, in each case whether or not adoptive, of that person or of their spouse, civil union partner or de facto partner

individual credit impairment allowance means an allowance for credit impairment loss on individual assets

individually impaired asset means a financial asset that is individually determined to be impaired in accordance with NZ IAS 39 paragraphs 58 to 62

insurance business, in relation to a registered bank, has the same meaning as in the conditions of registration for the registered bank

interest rate risk has the same meaning as in NZ IFRS 7

IRB approach means an internal ratings-based approach as described in Capital Adequacy Framework (Internal Models Based Approach) (BS2B)

issuer has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Financial Reporting Act 1993

key management personnel has the same meaning as in NZ IAS 24

LGD means a loss given default determined in accordance with Capital Adequacy Framework (Internal Models Based Approach) (BS2B)



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