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In 1988, the Basel Capital Accord (Basel I) laid down regulatory standards for capital<br />

required to be held against banking transactions. These rules were reviewed by the Basel<br />

Committee on Banking Supervision. The purpose of the new capital adequacy framework<br />

is to differentiate more precisely between capital requirements for risks actually assumed<br />

by the bank, and to take account of the more recent developments on financial markets<br />

and of banks’ risk management processes. The new rules, while defining the capital adequacy<br />

requirements, call for a number of sim<strong>pl</strong>e and more advanced approaches to measure<br />

credit risk and operational risk.<br />

Non-standardised transactions in financial instruments which do not take <strong>pl</strong>ace on an<br />

exchange but directly between market participants.<br />

The payout ratio is the percentage of net income that is distributed to shareholders. The<br />

percentage distributed is determined mainly on the basis of the company’s self-financing<br />

needs and the return expected by shareholders.<br />

Primary funds comprise amounts owed to customers, liabilities evidenced by certificates,<br />

and subordinated capital. Primary funds are generally made available to a bank by nonbanks.<br />

The amount of primary funds is an indicator of the stability of the funding base.<br />

Evaluation of a financial instrument (issue rating) or a borrower (issuer rating) which is<br />

assigned by independent rating agencies such as Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s.<br />

Ratio of consolidated net income to average total assets in per cent.<br />

Net income after taxes less minority interests divided by average shareholders’ equity.<br />

An indicator of a company’s profitability. The higher the figure, the higher the profit<br />

generated on shareholders’ equity.<br />

Net income before taxes <strong>pl</strong>us minority interests divided by average shareholders’ equity.<br />

An indicator of a company’s profitability. The higher the figure, the higher the profit<br />

generated on shareholders’ equity.<br />

Ratio of the net charge for losses on loans and advances to net interest income. It indicates<br />

the percentage of net interest income which is absorbed by the net charge for<br />

losses on loans and advances.<br />

See “Assessment basis as defined in the Austrian Banking Act”.<br />

SEE stands for South-East Europe. SEE is a part of CEE and in this Annual Report refers<br />

to the countries Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia and<br />

Montenegro.<br />

Management approach in which value enhancement of the company is the main consideration<br />

in strategic and operational decisions. The basic idea behind this concept is that<br />

value is only created for shareholders if the return exceeds the cost of equity capital.<br />

190 Glossary<br />

New Basel Capital Accord<br />

OTC transactions<br />

Payout ratio<br />

Primary funds<br />

Rating<br />

Return on assets (ROA)<br />

Return on equity (ROE) after<br />

taxes excluding minority<br />

interests<br />

Return on equity (ROE)<br />

before taxes including<br />

minority interests<br />

Risk/earnings ratio<br />

Risk-weighted assets<br />

SEE<br />

Shareholder value<br />

Solvency refers to the proportion of capital requirements based on (weighted) assets Solvency<br />

and off-balance sheet transactions to the net capital resources pursuant to the Austrian<br />

Banking Act.

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