Rule · RBNZ · 26 Feb 2024
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand issues these procedures and definitions to replace the discontinued Standard Statistical Return with an integrated bank balance sheet collection. The document mandates that registered banks report financial data at market values in New Zealand dollars, aligning with international best practices to fill statistical gaps and support macroeconomic analysis. It provides detailed high-level definitions for residency, institutional sector classifications, and specific asset and liability items to ensure consistent and reconcilable data reporting.
This document has been updated following trials and parallel runs. Feedback is welcome at any time to enable quality improvements for all users. A change log in Appendix 2 outlines the updates with each version of the document. PROCEDURES & DEFINITIONS Bank Balance Sheet Survey December 2021 Please contact the Reserve Bank Statistics Unit (statsunit@rbnz.govt.nz) to discuss these procedures and definitions if in any doubt about their meaning or if following them will produce an internal inconsistency with your available financial data. Please ensure your contact information is the latest available. General Requirements Data provided in the template must be from the entity named on the contact page for which data is published in its Disclosure Statement (DS) as agreed under the bank’s conditions of registration. Revisions Policy The timeliness of the Balance Sheet Survey will imply delivery ahead of the six-monthly DS requirements. We would, however, expect restatement of the matching quarters, once the DS have been finalised and published so they align. We would not anticipate the need to seek revisions unless there are “material” changes. The definition of “material’, however, will need further consideration. It is likely to vary depending on the items concerned. Financial data should be reported:
Contents
General requirements 1
High level definitions 5
Residency 5
Institutional sector classifications 6
Related parties 10
Valuation and conversion of foreign currency into New Zealand dollars 10 Item definitions for the Balance Sheet Survey ____________________________________________________11
Section A: Assets definitions 11
High level vision
Background:
The old statistical balance sheet collection, the Standard Statistical Return (SSR), has been discontinued. At the time of its introduction it was a significant step forward as it replaced a series of independent but inconsistent survey collections for New Zealand financial institutions (banks, building societies, finance companies, and other deposit and non-deposit-taking financial institutions). Over the last 30 years, however, changes in financial instruments and the overall financial system have not been captured, resulting in gaps in the data available for analysts. It was not updated to reflect changes in statistical collection best practice. As new policy questions have arisen, particularly since the global financial crisis, gaps in the data have been partly filled by the introduction of new surveys (Liquidity and Income Statement), some gaps remain (large/connected exposures and risk exposures). Some others were more quickly filled (Asset quality and Capital adequacy) but unfortunately do not align well with statistical collection best practice, and did not link well to data currently collected in the SSR. This was compounded by definition inconsistency across collections. Such overlaps tend to lead to a high level of revisions due to a lack of clarity for respondents. This was very inefficient and burdensome for both respondents and the Reserve Bank’s Statistics Unit. The intent of the Bank balance sheet collection is to create a single high level balance sheet which will be the central hub for the related data collection suite, with the majority of other collections effectively satellites that link back into some or many of the balance sheet’s components. A key outcome is to be able to collect data once but use it multiple times for Prudential, Macro-prudential and Statistical purposes. Some data differences will be evident, but all must ultimately be able to be reconciled. Main aims:
Design, develop and implement a redeveloped bank balance sheet data collection suite that is relevant,
integrated and well defined and aligns with international best practice.
Fill crucial gaps in statistical and prudential data to enable policy makers, supervisors, analysts, researchers, and
registered banks to make better informed decisions and interventions.
Provide balance sheet data to enable the construction of financial accounts and flow of funds statistics for New
Zealand
Overall, the project aims were to produce a high quality balance sheet, in line with international best practice, that is more efficient and cost effective to manage and deliver - in particular our aim was to reduce time spent on reconciliation across collections. This aim has been achieved through consultation with key stakeholders (including the banking industry) via workshops and trials, with agreed and consistent definitions. The development has now been completed and the bank balance sheet is now ready for release on 21 March 2017.
High level Definitions:
Residency
To support economic analysis and align with other RBNZ collections and New Zealand official statistics, particularly the System of National Accounts (2008 SNA), the concept of “resident” or “non-resident” applies to this collection. Residents This includes persons, companies and other entities that are ordinarily domiciled or have a principal centre of economic interest in New Zealand. Where a company maintains a branch or office in another country in order to engage in business over a period of time (one year or more), even without creating a legal company for the purpose, the branch or office is considered an activity in its own right and resident in the country in which it is located and not part of the parent company. A subsidiary or a branch of an overseas company registered in New Zealand is regarded as a New Zealand company. Borrowing in the form of a loan, denominated in a foreign currency, with a local bank will be regarded as a resident liability. Also, purchases in the Australian share market of shares in a New Zealand domiciled company is to be regarded as a resident asset for the purposes of this survey. Often a branch may issue debt securities in the local market that it operates in. If the debt issued is recorded on the balance sheet of the branch, then an entity buying the debt security needs to treat it as an investment in a resident asset. Where the branch is merely acting as an issuing agent for its parent company (debt is on the parent’s balance sheet) then an entity buying the security should treat it as an investment in a non-resident asset. Non-residents Include persons, companies and other entities that are ordinarily domiciled or have a principal centre of economic interest in a country other than New Zealand. The primary centre of economic interest recognises that some multinationals may have a presence in NZ but their principal centre of interest is actually offshore. An overseas parent of a New Zealand registered company, for example, is regarded as a non-resident company. Assets with non-residents include investments that are placed with a counterparty (borrower or issuer) that is domiciled overseas. The market (domestic or overseas) in which the asset is bought, or the debt is issued or borrowed, and the currencies in which they are denominated, may not necessarily reflect the residency of the counterparty. For example, holdings of Kauri bonds should be recorded as assets with non-residents as the counterparty issuer is always a foreign company or institution. Trade in financial derivatives with a branch of an overseas bank:
There are two different trades:
https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/regulation-and-supervision/non-bank-deposit-takers/register
Non-financial businesses consist of resident business enterprises that produce goods and non-financial services to sell at competitive market prices that are sufficient to generate a profit or surplus in the long term. These units operate in markets where purchasers are free to buy, or not, depending on the price offered, so a sale only occurs when there is a mutually beneficial exchange. For the purposes of this survey we will depart from the pure statistical definition that seeks corporate and noncorporate businesses - primarily based on legal ownership. Our policy interest is to better understand the financial business needs of the New Zealand business sector, and how these businesses may react to economic shocks. Businesses ranging from small to large tend to have different risks and can behave in different ways in response to shocks. How banks and other financial institutions provide finance to these entities can be different. The majority of non-financial businesses in New Zealand are small with around 90% having turnover of less than $1m per year. While relatively small in number, the remaining non-financial businesses however account for around 80% of total turnover. Very large or institutional businesses can issue their own bonds as an alternative to borrowing from banks and behave differently from other medium sized corporates in response to economic or financial shocks. For the purposes of this survey, the following categories have been applied:
Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) This sector includes organisations that provide goods or services to their members, or to other households, without charge or at prices that are not economically significant. The two main kinds of organisations included are:
Financial institutions abroad: This sector consists of non-resident financial institutions that mainly pursue financial services. Sovereign abroad: Include in this sector non-NZ sovereigns, Supranational, quasi-sovereign entities that have a principal centre of economic interest in a country other than New Zealand. Sovereign abroad also includes certain institutional units that may be physically located in New Zealand but represent another country; for example embassies, consulates or high commissions. Non-financial business abroad: Include non-resident business enterprises that produce goods and non-financial services to sell at competitive market prices that are sufficient to generate a profit or surplus in the long term. Households abroad: This sector includes individuals, family trusts and estates ordinarily domiciled or have a principal centre of economic interest in a country other than New Zealand. The same institutional sector classifications that apply to resident households, for owner-occupier, investor and business purpose lending, apply to non-resident households. Other abroad: All other non-resident entities not already included above. Related parties Related party requirements are the same as for Disclosure Statements Valuation and conversion of foreign currency into New Zealand dollars Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency should be converted into New Zealand dollars in accordance with NZ GAAP, using the same methodology as for the Disclosure Statement. If required, selected exchange rate information is available on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand website – see Table B1.
Item definitions for the Balance Sheet Survey
Section A: Assets definitions
Only include securities if held with trading intent or can be traded.
Holdings of other banks’ debt capital securities that can be sold or transferred without re-documentation
should be recorded as debt securities and not be recorded as loans and advances.
Do not include loans and advances or securities purchased under agreement to resell. These should be
reported in question 4 “Loans and advances”, or question 5 “Securities purchased under agreement to resell”, depending on the counterparty.
3.1 Available-for-sale securities
Only include “Available-for-sale securities” that are non-derivative financial assets designated as
available for sale.
3.2 Trading securities
Trading securities are financial instruments acquired principally for selling in the short-term or securities that are part of a portfolio which is managed for short term profit-taking. Trading securities are held at fair value with gains and losses being recorded in profit or loss in accordance with NZ GAAP.
Only include “Trading securities” that are non-derivative financial assets designated as Trading
securities.
3.9 Other securities
Include all other debt securities (including held-to-maturity securities) not reported in 3.1 and 3.2
above.
Do not include securities purchased under agreement to resell.
be for their normal business purpose. While technically residential investor property use loans should be reported in “Rental, hiring & real estate services” in the ANZSIC tab, please continue to report these in their predominant activity (as materiality and IT meta-data issues would make multi classification impractical). Through the trial period there has been discussion of “professional landlords”. While there is no current single definition available, the number of properties and/or how the customer is managed may provide some guidance. For example a customer with a number of residential properties (a sum total value greater than $5m) and/or individually managed is more likely to be a professional landlord and may more appropriately be reported in Q4.26.29.
4.3 Business loans secured by residential property
Business loans where the only security type is a residential mortgage loan. The borrower declares that the loan is for business purposes as part of the loan application. Exclude loans cross collateralised between residential property and other assets (include in 4.4 Non-residential mortgage loans).
4.4 Loans not secured by residential property
Include loans NOT secured by residential property, or loans cross collateralised between residential property and other assets where the share attributable to the residential property cannot be identified. Loan types:
a) Interest only loans
Loans that have no initial scheduled principal repayment, but may at a later date change to principal and interest. This does not include revolving credit loans that have a fixed limit or revolving credit loans that have a scheduled reducing limit.
Finance leases are classified as loans. Through finance leases, substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred from the legal owners of the goods (lessors) to the users of the goods (lessees). f) Credit card loans Include credit card loans - outstanding loans originated and still managed via credit cards. g) All other loans Include all other loans and advances not included above. Commercial property lending
6.9 Other equity investments
Other equity investments include units in investment funds – securities which represent ownership of part of a trust rather than a company. 7 Derivatives in an asset position Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from an underlying asset, an underlying liability, an index, or reference rate. Derivatives in an asset position are contracts where the market value of the closing position is positive at the reporting date. Report all derivatives with a FX leg under the FX column in the Counterparty tab. A derivative is a financial instrument linked to a specific ‘underlying’ financial instrument, indicator or commodity, through which specific financial risks can be traded in their own right. Recognition of derivatives is to be consistent with NZ GAAP. Derivative contracts can either be binding on both parties (as with a currency swap) or subject to the exercise by one party of a right contained in the contract (as with options). Include:
o Options including call and put options; exchange traded and over-the-counter options; interest rate, bullion, commodity and equity options; warrants and swap options o Interest-rate swaps o Cross currency interest rate swaps o Currency swaps o Futures (e.g. bank bill, bond) o Forward rate agreements o Forward foreign-exchange contracts o Employee stock options Cash collateral received in relation to derivative trades should be reported in Q12.9 “All other borrowing”. 8 Other assets
8.1 Insurance assets
8.93 Tax assets
Section B: Liabilities definitions
10 Deposits from:
Deposits are standard, non-negotiable contracts open to the public that allow the placements of variable amounts of funds and the later withdrawal. Deposits exclude any debt securities but include redeemable shares issued by building societies to customers.
10.1 Transaction balances
These include balances where the purpose of the account is primarily for making transactions or "every day" banking by customers. Balances are on call.
10.2 Savings balances
These include balances where the purpose of the account is primarily for saving. For some balances disincentives may apply if used for transaction purposes i.e. a “penalty” may apply such as loss of bonus interest. Balances are on call. Please “look-through” your captive Cash PIEs (“captive” if your PIE fund products can only be invested in your bank) and report based on the original source of the funding (likely to be primarily households). This updates advice given in workshops: the direct source of bank PIE deposits which is the actual fund manager (sector: Other financial investment funds).
10.9 Term deposit balances
Customer time or term deposits with a maturity of greater than 1 day. Please “look-through” your captive Term PIEs (“captive” if your PIE fund products can only be invested in your bank) and report based on the original source of the funding (likely to be primarily households). This updates advice given in workshops: the direct source of bank PIE deposits which is the actual fund manager (sector: Other financial investment funds). Memorandum item: Other net adjustments for deposits Include all adjustments currently included in Total deposits as reported in Disclosure Statements. 11 Debt securities (issued) Debt securities are negotiable instruments serving as evidence of a debt; can be bought or sold between two parties and have basic terms defined, such as notional amount (amount borrowed), interest rate and maturity/renewal date. Debt securities issued include CDs, preferred stock, collateralised securities (such as CDOs, CMOs, GNMAs) and zero-coupon securities.
11.1 Short-term debt securities ( ≤ 1 year)
Include all tradable subordinated debt securities (not loans, see question 12) as defined under the relevant Basel Capital Adequacy framework including those held by parents and related parties.
11.9 All other long-term debt securities ( > 1 year)
12.9 All other borrowed funds
Include all other borrowing from your parent (except subordinated borrowings and subordinated debt securities). Include cash collateral received in relation to derivative trades. Include all other funding not classified as deposits or securities in questions 10 and 11 above. Memorandum item: Other net adjustments for borrowings Include all adjustments currently included in Total borrowing as reported in Disclosure Statements. 13 Derivatives in a liability position Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from an underlying asset, an underlying liability, an index or reference rate. Derivatives in a liability position are contracts where the market value of the closing position is negative at the reporting date. Report all derivatives with a FX leg under the FX column in the Counterparty tab. A derivative is a financial instrument linked to a specific 'underlying' financial instrument, indicator or commodity, through which specific financial risks can be traded in their own right. Recognition of derivatives is to be consistent with NZ GAAP. Derivative contracts can either be binding on both parties (as with a currency swap) or subject to the exercise by one party of a right contained in the contract (as with options). Include:
o Options including call and put options; exchange traded and over-the-counter options; interest rate, bullion, commodity and equity options; warrants and swap options o Interest-rate swaps o Cross currency interest rate swaps o Currency swaps o Futures (e.g. bank bill, bond) o Forward rate agreements o Forward foreign-exchange contracts o Employee stock options Cash collateral placed in relation to derivative trades should be reported in Q2.9 “Other deposits”. If the cash collateral is placed with a counterparty that is not a depository or financial institution please record under 2.92 “Other financial institutions”. Examples include ACC, Debt Management Office and NZ Super Fund. 14 Other liabilities All liabilities not already classified in one of the other instruments noted above. Includes claims or obligations arising from transactions in financial assets. A transaction is recorded at the time of change in economic ownership, which may precede settlement (payment) for the financial asset by several days or longer. For the provider of the future payment, the claim is recorded in other liabilities. For the purposes of this collection, separately identifiable off balance sheet provisions against undrawn commitments and financial guarantees are to be captured within 14.4 Provisions for other losses. Include short sold securities positions in 14.9 All other liabilities.
15 Equity
15.1 Ordinary shares
Include ordinary share capital on issue.
15.2 Preference shares
Preference shares have a priority over dividend payments and to the assets of the reporting company.
15.3 Reserves
15.4 Retained earnings
15.5 Other
Any equity not separately identified above. Please report Branch capital here.
16 Total liabilities and equity (total of questions 10 to 15) This is a calculated field. Asset by repricing Assets are to be reported in buckets according to when the asset is re-priced i.e. when the interest rate is reset. Floating rate balances where the interest rate can or does change the following business day are to be reported in “At call or floating”. All other balances are to be reported in the bucket in which the interest rate resets. For the purposes of this collection, Loans & advances are to be reported on a non-amortised basis – the full outstanding loan principal is reported in the time bucket in which the loan’s interest rate is re-priced or reset. Note that this approach differs from that currently taken in BS 13 reporting, and may also differ from how banks currently report repricing schedules in Disclosure Statements. One of the key intentions of collecting repricing information is to be able to separately identify “Floating” and “Fixed” mortgages. Undrawn commitments Undrawn commitments are to include all cases where you have made a loan commitment that is irrevocable over the life of the facility, or is revocable only in response to a material adverse change. In this respect, the amounts are to align with your entity’s maximum exposure to credit risk as defined in NZ IFRS 7 Maximum credit risk exposure (paragraph 35K(a)). However, unlike in NZ IFRS 7, undrawn commitments are to be recorded on a gross, pre loss allowance basis. Financial guarantees are not included on the assets by repricing tab. Asset quality The asset quality reporting template will enhance the information collected by the Reserve Bank in the current monthly asset quality survey, particularly around consistency of definitions and coverage (all registered banks are required to complete this tab). It is to be completed as part of the new monthly Balance sheet survey for banks. The aim of the new template is to improve the comparability and consistency of monthly asset quality data across the banks. Relevant credit exposure categories will align with the balance sheet survey data enabling reconciliation across the template. It also requests more granular month end stock data (compared with the current return) by counterparty category on: the quality of banks’ loans and advances including past due and impaired loans; individual and collective provisions; average internal credit risk grades; and two new categories of “potentially stressed” and “closely monitored” loans.
The following definitions apply to the asset quality tab:
Past due has the same meaning as in NZ IFRS 7. An asset that is a specified number of days past due includes an asset for which, in relation to the contracted terms, conditions, or limits that applied to the asset immediately before non-performance commenced— (a) any payment of principal, interest or other forms of monies owing is overdue, or has not been paid in accordance with the asset’s terms and conditions, for at least the specified number of days; or (b) amounts owing under revolving facilities have been continuously outside of limits for at least the specified number of days 90+ days past due asset means any past due asset which has not been operated by the counterparty within its key terms for at least 90 days and which is not an impaired asset. Impaired asset means a credit-impaired financial asset as defined in NZ IFRS 9 that is individually determined to be impaired at reporting date in accordance with NZ IFRS 9 “chapter 5.5 impairment”. “90+ days past due assets” and “impaired assets” are mutually exclusive categories. Individual provisions has the same meaning as individual credit impairment allowance i.e. an allowance for credit impairment loss that has been assessed on an individual basis in accordance with NZ IFRS 9 paragraphs B5.5.1 to B5.5.6. On balance sheet provisions only should be recorded on the monthly asset quality tab, unless they are not separately identifiable. Collective provisions has the same meaning as collective credit impairment allowance i.e. an allowance for credit impairment loss that has been assessed on a collective basis in accordance with NZ IFRS 9 paragraphs B5.5.1 to B5.5.6.On balance sheet provisions only should be recorded on the monthly asset quality tab, unless they are not separately identifiable. Weighted average credit risk rating means the exposure-weighted average of the bank’s internal credit risk rating grades applicable to the aggregate of all credit exposures in each counterparty reporting category (where practicable). Weighted average PD means the exposure-weighted average PD for the PD band or for the asset class (whichever applies) for loans in each counterparty reporting category (as defined by the Reserve Bank) for IRB model banks (where practicable). In calculating exposure weighted amounts, exposure is after credit risk mitigation. Potentially stressed loans is a Reserve Bank-defined category based on a standard mapping of banks internal credit risk graded loans to external credit rating agency categories, for consistency of loan classification across banks., Banks should report all loans and advances that are internally- rated as the equivalent of “B” grade (S+Ps/Fitch) or “B2” grade (Moody’s) or lower, but exclude loans classified as 90+ days past due or impaired (as reported in the relevant columns in the asset quality tab). Closely monitored means the total of all categories of loans and advances reported internally to the reporting bank’s management or board as warranting closer
monitoring because of potential or actual deterioration in credit worthiness of the counterparty (e.g. whether in special monitoring, watch, control, past due or impaired categories etc) using each bank’s in-house definitions. This umbrella or ‘catch-all’ amount is intended to be a gross measure with no exclusions, i.e. would also include all potentially stressed, 90+ days past due, and impaired loans. Unallocated collective provisions means all collective provisions (including collective provisions established as an economic or other overlay as approved by management or board) which the reporting bank is unable to allocate across the various counterparty categories. Please use the memorandum box at the bottom of the template to describe in the nature and amount of material unallocated collective provisions.
Memorandum Items:
Unallocated collective provisions
Please provide a description of any material amounts and categories reported in “unallocated collective provisions”, including a breakdown where relevant of each category of collective provision overlay. Hardship claims are the total value for hardship claims as at the end of the reference period – i.e. the total exposure your bank has to the customer. Each bank is likely to have its own eligibility requirements. We would expect the definition of hardship to align closely with the definition from the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003. Mortgage deferrals capture the Government package, announced Tuesday 24th March 2020, covering a principal and interest payment deferral for mortgage holders and SME customers whose incomes have been affected by the economic disruption from COVID-19. Each bank is likely to have its own eligibility requirements. A mortgage payment deferral is an agreement by the lender to allow the borrower to temporarily stop or reduce mortgage repayments. We seek the value of the exposure your bank has to the customer [that is fully secured by residential property (i.e. also included in items 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3)] as at the end of the reference period. The full outstanding loan amounts should be reported as opposed to the portion of interest that has been deferred. Hardship claims & mortgage deferrals should remain mutually exclusive for bank balance sheet reporting, with hardship taking precedence. Government Business Finance Guarantee Scheme The Government announced a $6.25 billion Business Finance Guarantee Scheme for small and medium-sized businesses, to protect jobs and support the economy through this unprecedented time, on Tuesday 24th March
2020. Please report the values applicable to this scheme as at the end of the reference period. This should include
all lending under the scheme, including lending secured by residential property and lending to other counterparties such as financial and non-profit institutions. For lending which is secured by residential property, this should also remain reported under C4.3. Asset quality NZ IFRS 9 (quarterly) In their published financial statements, banks are required to disclose asset quality information in line with the approach to expected credit losses (ECL) specified in the accounting standard NZ IFRS 9 (Financial Instruments). The purpose of this tab is to replicate the sector breakdown from the balance sheet survey, with asset quality analysed in line with the NZ IFRS 9 approach. This tab is to be completed alongside the Asset quality tab but on a quarterly basis. The link to the full NZ IFRS 9 accounting standard is below: https://www.xrb.govt.nz/accounting-standards/forprofit-entities/nz-ifrs-9/ NZ IFRS 9 has introduced a new credit impairment model, which requires financial institutions to categorize financial instruments and expected credit losses into three stages. Stage 1 refers to financial instruments that have not had a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, and for which the loss allowance is measured on a 12 month ECL basis. Stage 2 refers to financial instruments that have had a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, and for which the loss allowance is measured on a lifetime ECL basis, but which are not credit-impaired financial assets. Stage 3 covers credit-impaired financial assets, namely those that have objective evidence of impairment at the reporting date. Financial instruments include assets which are recognized on balance sheet (such as debt securities, loans & advances and repurchase agreements) as well as assets which are not recognized on balance sheet, namely undrawn loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts (as defined in NZ IFRS 9 Appendix A). For the purpose of this survey, total gross on & off balance sheet exposures should be recorded in the respective stages in columns I, K, M & N (which are then aggregated in column Q). In stage 3, loans which are collectively assessed and individually assessed for expected credit losses must be separated out into columns M & N respectively. Total off balance sheet
exposures for each category are required to be recorded separately under column T, and should include both undrawn commitments and financial guarantees. Total exposures in column Q should be equal to the sum of on balance sheet exposures on the monthly tab 3 Asset quality & off balance sheet exposures recorded under column T. Expected credit losses (ECL) are probability-weighted estimates of credit losses, and are calculated against financial instruments in each of the three stages. ECL should be calculated against total on & off balance sheet exposures and recorded in the respective stages in columns J, L, O & P (which are then aggregated in column R). Off balance sheet ECL is also recorded separately in column U. If off balance sheet expected credit losses cannot be identified separately from total ECL, then estimates should be provided for each category in this column. These estimates should be weighted based on the off balance sheet proportion of total exposures in each respective category. Expected credit losses are determined by each individual financial institution based on their internal models used to assess credit risk. Models may vary between institutions, meaning that, for example, an exposure with the same characteristics could be included under stage 1 for one institution & stage 2 for another. Credit risk models cover a wide range of factors from macro-economic indicators to loan-specific information. Liabilities by repricing Liabilities are to be reported in buckets according to when the liability is repriced i.e. when the interest rate is reset. Some securities use “floating” in their name i.e. “Floating rate notes”. The intent is these securities should be reported in the buckets according to when the interest rates reset. For Deposits, the intent is to separately identify deposits that are “on call” from deposit balances that are time or term deposits. The expectation is that “Transaction” and “Savings” balances reported in the “Counterparty” tab would be on call, and “Term deposit” balances would be reported in the time bucket in which the deposit’s interest rate is re-priced or reset. ANZSIC The ANZSIC tab is an industrial activity classification. The Counterparty tab, however, seeks a “Sector” breakdown. They do not necessarily align. In particular Central government sector is much wider than ANZSIC code “O” as they include Crown entities e.g. Entity Code Kainga Ora (Housing NZ) Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) L K Rental, hiring and real estate services Insurance Earthquake Commission (EQC) K Insurance New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) K Other financial investment funds Tertiary education institutes P Education District health boards Q Health In this example, both Insurance and Other financial investment funds cells in the ANZSIC tab are automatically mapped to cells elsewhere in the template. If this mapping does not apply because of sector clashes with your customers, like above, the cells can be overwritten.
The agricultural breakdowns may be another area where sector and ANZSIC may not align. These cells can also be overwritten if applicable. If you have other sector/ANZSIC clashes as a result of automated mapping, please contact the SU Team.
The link below is to the ANZSIC 2006 Classification Code Hierarchy tool on Statistics New Zealand’s website:
Ariā - Classifications (stats.govt.nz)
For definitions regarding the asset quality breakdown on the ANZSIC tab, please refer to the Asset quality definitions. Deposits by size Please report on the basis of value and number of accounts and not by customer. Do not include accounts with “Nil” balances. Securitisation (quarterly) Securitisation is a process whereby a pool of similar loans (e.g. residential mortgages) or other financial assets are packaged and sold in the form of marketable securities. This has the effect of transforming long-term illiquid assets into tradable liquid assets. The securitisation section is intended to capture information on banks' securitisation activity, which will allow us to
1.4 Secured by residential property
1.5 Personal/consumer
1.51 Credit cards
1.59 Other
1.6 Trade receivable
1.9 Other loans and receivables
These definitions for these categories are the same as those used in the Assets by repricing tab. Memorandum (memo) items M1 Securitised loans and receivables held for future issuance Report the value of securitised loans and receivables that are available to back the issuance of further debt securities to the market. These loans may be held in a warehouse facility or trust. M2 RMBS held as collateral for borrowing from the Reserve Bank Report the value of your RMBS assets which can be used as collateral for borrowing/repurchase transactions with the Reserve Bank. M9 Other securitised loans and receivables not used to back issuance of debt securities Report the value of other securitised loans and receivables that have not been used to back the issuance of debt securities to the market. These loans may be held in a warehouse facility or trust. Do not include securitised loans and receivables that are available to back the issuance of further debt securities. These should be reported in M1 above.
2. Debt securities issued through securitisation (liabilities)
Report the value of debt securities issued to the market that are backed by securitised assets and consolidated in your financial accounts. These are a subset of the values reported in the counterparty tab Q11 Debt securities (issues)
2.1 Issued in New Zealand
Report the value of debt securities that have been issued in New Zealand.
2.2 Issued offshore
Report the value of debt securities that have been issued offshore.
3. Details of warehouse trusts and securitisation entities
The details provided in this section will be used to identify securitisation entities and their size. This information will be used to ensure that securitisation activity between banks and non-banks is not double counted when constructing credit estimates, correctly classify securitisation entities to the correct sector in our securities database and survey the securitisation entities if required. Report the following details for each warehouse trust and/or securitisation entity that relate to your securitised assets in question 1:
The Value of loans sold represents the amount of loans sold to the securitisation entity. The total value of loans sold to all securitisation entities should equal total securitised loans and receivables reported in question 1. The Value of funding received represents the amount of liabilities on the securitisation entities balance sheet. For the Structure type select one of the following categories from the drop down list:
4.32 Credit cards
4.39 Other
4.4 Secured by residential property
4.5 Personal/consumer
4.51 Credit cards
4.59 Other
4.6 Trade receivable
4.9 Other loans and receivables
These definitions for these categories are the same as those used in the Assets by repricing tab.
5. Details of warehouse trusts and securitisation entities
The details provided in this section will be used to identify securitisation entities and their size. This information will be used to ensure that securitisation activity between banks and non-banks is not double counted when constructing credit estimates, correctly classify securitisation entities to the correct sector in our securities database and survey the securitisation entities if required. Report the following details for each warehouse trust and/or securitisation entity that relate to your securitised assets in question 4:
If your warehouse trust or securitisation entity holds multiple asset types e.g. credit cards and finance leases, select Multiple and list the asset types in the comments.
Appendix 1: Loans & advances decision tree
Appendix 2: Document change log
Version Date Comment
V1.1 April 2017 Original document
V1.2 Jan 2018 Update on treatment of holdings of other banks’ debt capital securities (pg.13) V1.3 Jan 2019 Trade finance loans added to section ‘4. Loans’ Clarification on treatment of interest only loans, also reflected in principal & interest Clarification on reporting cash collateral in relation to derivative trades (p. 21) Short sold securities added to ‘14.9 All Other liabilities’ section. Update on treatment of other assets and other liabilities, including transactions awaiting settlement V1.4 Nov 2019 Updated definitions for 90+ days past due, impaired, individual provisions & collective provisions in order to maintain consistency with OiC disclosures. V1.5 Jan 2021 Updated asset quality section with definitions for hardship claims, mortgage deferrals & business finance guarantee scheme V1.6 Dec 2021 Included definitions for new Asset quality IFRS 9 tab & expanded definition of undrawn commitments.
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