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Glossary<br />

Important concepts and terms used in this Annual Report are ex<strong>pl</strong>ained and<br />

defined below.<br />

AVE is the key measure of Bank Austria Creditanstalt’s value creation capabilities. It covers<br />

the absolute contribution to results by the entire bank, the business segments or the<br />

subordinated levels, which exceeds or falls short of the cost of capital (excess corporate<br />

profit). The cost of capital, pursuant to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), is the<br />

(minimum) return which a shareholder can expect from Bank Austria Creditanstalt by<br />

virtue of its specific business and risk profile (as opposed to the fully diversified market<br />

portfolio). DAVE shows to what extent AVE has changed, i.e., it is a measure for value<br />

created in a specific period.<br />

This is the sum of assets, off-balance sheet items and special off-balance sheet items<br />

related to the banking book and weighted by transaction/counterparty risk, calculated<br />

in accordance with Austrian banking supervision rules. Also referred to as risk-weighted<br />

assets (RWA). The computation of capital requirements is based on the assessment<br />

basis. See the table on capital resources in note 49.<br />

This financing instrument involves taking financial assets out of a company’s balance<br />

sheet and refinancing these assets on the international money and capital markets separately<br />

from the remaining company through an enterprise founded specifically for this<br />

purpose. The refinancing takes <strong>pl</strong>ace through the issuance of asset-backed securities or<br />

asset-backed commercial paper. Financial assets which qualify for refinancing include<br />

receivables for goods and services, receivables from lending or leasing operations, and<br />

rents receivable. The removal of financial assets from the balance sheet permits more flexible<br />

management of the company’s risk structure.<br />

The management of assets on behalf of customers such as businesses, banks, insurance<br />

companies, pension funds and private individuals. Asset management includes the management<br />

of funds and other portfolios of investments in equities, bonds, cash and real<br />

estate.<br />

The Austrian Banking Act as amended.<br />

The Austrian Commercial Code as amended.<br />

Assets held by the bank in respect of which the capital requirements pursuant to the<br />

Austrian Banking Act are not to be computed using the special rules ap<strong>pl</strong>icable to the<br />

trading book.<br />

See “New Basel Capital Accord”.<br />

186 Glossary<br />

Added value on equity (AVE)/<br />

Delta added value on equity<br />

(DAVE)<br />

Assessment basis as defined<br />

in the Austrian Banking Act<br />

(risk-weighted assets)<br />

Asset-backed securities (ABS)<br />

Asset management<br />

Austrian Banking Act<br />

Austrian Commercial Code<br />

Banking book<br />

Basel II

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