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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)<br />

ANNUAL <strong>REPORT</strong> AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015<br />

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)<br />

Basis of consolidation (Continued)<br />

The accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed when necessary to align them with the policies adopted by the<br />

group.<br />

Intra-group balances and any unrealised income and expenses arising from intra-group transactions are eliminated in preparing<br />

the consolidated financial statements.<br />

Interest income and expense<br />

Interest income and expense for all interest bearing financial instruments, except for those classified as held for trading or<br />

designated at fair value through profit or loss are recognised in the profit or loss using the effective interest method.<br />

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset or a financial liability and of<br />

allocating the interest income or interest expense over the relevant year. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly<br />

discounts the estimated future cash payments and receipts through the expected life of the financial asset or liability or when<br />

appropriate, a shorter period to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or liability.<br />

The calculation of the effective interest rate includes all fees and commissions paid or received, transaction costs, and discounts<br />

or premiums that are an integral part of the effective interest rate. Transaction costs are incremental costs that are<br />

directly attributable to the acquisition, issue or disposal of a financial asset or liability.<br />

Once a financial asset or group of similar financial assets has been written down as a result of an impairment loss, interest<br />

income is recognised using the rate of interest that was used to discount the future cash flows for the purpose of measuring<br />

the impairment loss.<br />

Fees and commission income<br />

In the normal course of business, the group earns fees and commission income from a diverse range of services to its customers.<br />

Fees and commission income and expenses that are integral to the effective interest rate on a financial asset or liability are<br />

included in the measurement of the effective interest rate.<br />

Fees and commission income, including account servicing fees, investment management fees, placement fees and syndication<br />

fees, are recognised as the related services are performed. When a loan commitment is not expected to result in the drawdown<br />

of a loan, loan commitment fees are recognised on a straight-line basis over the commitment period.<br />

Fees and commission expense relates mainly to transaction and service fees, which are expensed as the services are<br />

received.<br />

Property and equipment<br />

Property and equipment are stated at cost or as professionally revalued from time to time less accumulated depreciation and<br />

any accumulated impairment losses.<br />

Any surplus arising on the revaluation is recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the revaluation surplus.<br />

Decreases that offset previous increases of the same asset are recognised in other comprehensive income and charged<br />

against the revaluation surplus; all other decreases are charged to profit or loss.<br />

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