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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