Financial Regulation Definitions




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 121

30 AUGUST 2013

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

independent director, in relation to a registered bank, means a director who is not—

(a) an employee of the registered bank; or

(b) a director, trustee, or employee of—

(i) a holding company of the registered bank; or

(ii) any other entity capable of controlling or significantly influencing the registered bank

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

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

material,—

(a) in relation to a statement, fact or item to which generally accepted accounting practice applies, has the meaning given to it by generally accepted accounting practice; or

(b) in relation to a statement, fact or item to which generally accepted accounting practice does not apply, means that the inclusion or omission of the statement, fact, or item, or the method of treating the disclosure of the statement, fact, or item, would be likely to influence a reasonable user of the disclosure statement



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