Banking Risk Management Policies




24 FEBRUARY 2012

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 21

571

Schedule 17—Full year

Risk management policies

Contents

Page
1 Categories of risk 571
2 Information about risk 571
3 Capital adequacy 572
4 Reviews of banking group’s risk management systems 572
5 Internal audit function of banking group 572
6 Measurement of impaired assets 572
7 Credit risk mitigation 573
8 Additional information about credit risk 573
9 Additional information about operational risk 573
10 Controls surrounding credit risk rating systems 574

1

Categories of risk

Clause 2 applies to the following categories of risk:

(a) credit risk, including concentrations of credit risk, intraday credit risk, credit risk to bank counterparties and related party credit risk;
(b) currency risk;
(c) interest rate risk;
(d) equity risk;
(e) liquidity risk;
(f) operational risk; and
(g) any other material risk to which the registered bank’s banking group is exposed.

2

Information about risk

(1) A general description of the registered bank’s banking group’s risk management objectives, policies, strategies and processes, to the extent not otherwise disclosed to comply with paragraph 33 of NZ IFRS 7.

(2) The following information in respect of each of the categories of risk set out in clause 1, to the extent not otherwise disclosed to comply with paragraph 33 of NZ IFRS 7:

(a) an explanation of the nature of the risk and the activities of the registered bank’s banking group which give rise to that risk;
(b) an explanation of the structure and organisation of the relevant risk management function;
(c) a general description of the relevant processes for identifying, measuring and monitoring exposure to the risk, including the frequency with which exposures are monitored and reported; and
(d) a general description of the systems and procedures for controlling the risk, including (if applicable)—

(i) whether exposure limits are employed;
(ii) any policies with respect to collateral or other security;



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💰 Schedule 17—Full year (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
Risk management, Banking, Policies, Credit risk, Currency risk, Interest rate risk, Equity risk, Liquidity risk, Operational risk