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Annual Report 2005 - Bank am Bellevue

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18<br />

Consolidated financial statements<br />

Notes<br />

Liquidity risks<br />

Liquidity risk refers to the possibility that Swissfirst Group or its corporate<br />

entities will not have sufficient liquidity to meet their liabilities.<br />

Daily liquidity management at individual Group companies is performed<br />

by the responsible departments. Independent risk control bodies ensure<br />

compliance with the liquidity requirements stipulated by banking law.<br />

The Group companies constantly endeavor to maintain a significantly<br />

higher <strong>am</strong>ount of liquidity than is legally stipulated.<br />

The management of liquidity at Group level is performed by the Group<br />

Executive Board in consultation with those responsible for liquidity management<br />

in the individual Group companies.<br />

The table on page 19 shows the maturities of the assets and liabilities<br />

and the net position in the time fr<strong>am</strong>es specified.<br />

Operational risks<br />

Operational risks can arise, for ex<strong>am</strong>ple, from the inadequacy or failure<br />

of internal processes, procedures and systems, from inadequate business<br />

management or as a result of external events.<br />

Operational risks are limited by means of internal regulations and directives<br />

pertaining to organizational structures and controls. Internal procedures,<br />

processes and systems are continually analyzed and improved.<br />

The IT systems of the Group companies are continually upgraded.<br />

Legal risks and compliance<br />

The terms “legal risks” and “compliance” refer to those risks arising<br />

from legal and regulatory aspects inherent to the business environment,<br />

in particular liability and default risks as well as regulatory risks.<br />

Risks associated with transactions are minimized by requiring standardized<br />

master agreements and individual transaction confirmations. The<br />

monitoring of risks in connection with the acceptance of client assets<br />

and due diligence obligations at the individual Group companies has<br />

been delegated to the corresponding compliance offices and specially<br />

trained employees. When appropriate, external attorneys will be consulted<br />

to limit legal risks.

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