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Annual report 2004 (PDF, 4141 kB) - Unicredit Bank

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• on sale or transfer of any securities held-to-maturity, the <strong>Bank</strong> must transfer the rest<br />

of the portfolio of securities held-to-maturity to available-for-sale securities<br />

and no securities can be classified as held-to-maturity within the two following<br />

accounting periods. Exceptions to this rule are allowed within the last three months<br />

before maturity or in the case of a significant deterioration in an issuer’s<br />

creditworthiness.<br />

(h)<br />

Operations in securities carried on for clients<br />

Securities accepted by the <strong>Bank</strong> for custody or deposition are generally valued by their real<br />

value at the moment of their takeover and posted in the off-balance sheet in the item "Values<br />

taken over for custody and deposit". Securities taken over by the <strong>Bank</strong> for the purpose of their<br />

management are accounted for in their market value and registered in a off-balance sheet in<br />

the item "Values taken over for management". <strong>Bank</strong>'s liabilities toward clients, mainly those<br />

from the cash received from clients and designed for the purchase of securities, cash designed<br />

to be returned to the client, etc., are accounted for in liabilities of the balance sheet.<br />

(i)<br />

Investments in subsidiary and associated undertakings<br />

A subsidiary is an enterprise that is controlled by the <strong>Bank</strong>, which means that the <strong>Bank</strong> has<br />

the power to govern the financial and operating policies as to obtain benefits from its<br />

activities.<br />

An associated undertaking is an enterprise where the <strong>Bank</strong> has significant influence, which is<br />

the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions, but not control.<br />

Investments in subsidiary and associated undertakings are measured at cost less any<br />

impairment other than temporary.<br />

(j)<br />

Securities financing arrangements<br />

Securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell (resale or reverse repo<br />

agreements) are not recognised on the balance sheet. Securities lent or sold under agreements<br />

to repurchase (repo agreements) are retained in their original portfolio. The underlying cashflows<br />

are recorded as loans and borrowings respectively on a settlement date basis.<br />

(k)<br />

Derivative financial instruments and hedging<br />

Derivative financial instruments including foreign exchange contracts, forward rate<br />

agreements, currency and interest rate swaps, currency and interest rate options and other<br />

derivative financial instruments are initially recognised on balance sheet at cost and<br />

subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Fair values are obtained from quoted market<br />

prices and discounted cash-flow models. All derivatives are presented in other assets or in<br />

other liabilities when their fair value is positive or negative respectively.<br />

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