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STATEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL
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Statement on Internal Control
RESPONSIBILITY
The Board of Directors (“Board”) is responsible for the Group’s system of internal
controls and its effectiveness. However, such a system is designed to manage the
Group’s risks within an acceptable risk profile, rather than eliminate the risk of failure to
achieve the policies and business objectives of the Group. Accordingly, it can only
provide reasonable assurance but not absolute assurance against material misstatement
of management and financial information and records or against financial losses or fraud.
The Board has established an on-going process for identifying, evaluating and
managing the significant risks faced by the Group and this process includes updating
the system of internal controls when there are changes to business environment or
regulatory guidelines. The process is regularly reviewed by the Board and accords with
the guidelines for directors on internal control, the Statement on Internal Control:
Guidance for Directors of Public Listed Companies.
The Board is of the view that the system of internal controls in place for the year
under review and up to the date of issuance of the annual report and financial
statements is sound and sufficient to safeguard the shareholders’ investment, the
interests of customers, regulators and employees, and the Group’s assets.
The management assists the Board in the implementation of the Board’s policies and
procedures on risk and control by identifying and assessing the risks faced, and in the
design, operation and monitoring of suitable internal controls to mitigate and control
these risks.
KEY INTERNAL CONTROL PROCESSES
The key processes that have been established in reviewing the adequacy and integrity
of the system of internal controls include the following:
• The Board Executive Committee is established by the Board to assist the Board in
ensuring the effectiveness of the Bank’s daily operations and that the Bank’s
operations are in accordance with the corporate objectives, strategies and the
annual budget as well as the policies and business directions that have been
approved. The Board Executive Committee also formulates strategies on an ongoing
basis and addresses issues arising from changes in both the external
business environment and internal operating conditions. Management committees
are established by the respective Boards of major operating subsidiaries in the
Group to assume the functions as stated above in these subsidiaries.