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Letno poročilo 2009.pdf - UniCredit Banka Slovenija dd

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Financial StatementsSummary of Accounting PoliciesGeneral Information<strong>UniCredit</strong> <strong>Banka</strong> <strong>Slovenija</strong> d.d. is a commercial bank incorporatedin Slovenia. It provides a wide variety of financial services tocorporate and individual customers. The Bank was registered as ajoint-stock company on 24 January 1991. The Bank’s legal a<strong>dd</strong>ressis Šmartinska 140, Ljubljana, Slovenia. On 31 December 2008,the Bank was operating a total of 20 branches throughout Slovenia.The Bank is a subsidiary of <strong>UniCredit</strong> Bank Austria AG. The ultimateparent company of the Group is <strong>UniCredit</strong> S.p.A. with registeredoffice in Rome, via A. Specchi, 16, Italy.<strong>UniCredit</strong> <strong>Banka</strong> <strong>Slovenija</strong> d.d. has an authorization to performbanking services pursuant to Article 7 of the Banking Act (OfficialGazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 131/06; hereinafter referredto as: the ZBan-1). Banking services include accepting deposits fromthe public and granting loans for its own account.The Bank has an authorization to perform mutually recognized anda<strong>dd</strong>itional financial services.The Bank may perform the following mutually recognized financialservices, pursuant to Article 10 of the ZBan-1:• Accepting deposits;• Granting loans, including:- Consumer loans,- Mortgage loans,- Factoring (with or without recourse),- Financing of commercial transactions, including forfeiting;• Payment transaction services in accordance with the PaymentTransaction Act (ZPlaP), excluding payment system managementservices;• Issuing and management of payment instruments (i.e. credit cardsand travellers cheques);• Issuing guarantees and other commitments;• Trading for own account or for account of customers in:- Money market instruments,- Foreign exchange, including currency exchange transactions,- Financial futures and options,- Exchange and interest-rate instruments,- Transferable securities; participation in the issuance of securitiesand services related to such issues;• Advice and services related to mergers and the purchase ofundertakings;• Portfolio management and advice;• Investment and ancillary investment services and operations.The Bank may perform the following a<strong>dd</strong>itional financial services,pursuant to Article 11 of the ZBan-1:• Insurance brokerage in accordance with the law governing theinsurance business;• Custodian services according to the law governing investmentfunds and management companies.These unconsolidated financial statements have been approved forissue by the Management Board on 22 nd February 2010.Summary of Significant AccountingPoliciesThe principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of thesefinancial statements are set out below. These policies have beenconsistently applied to both years presented.STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCEThese unconsolidated financial statements have been prepared inaccordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS) and interpretations approved by the International AccountingStandards Board (IASB) as adopted by the European Union. As of thedate of issuing these financial statements, the IFRS as adopted by theEuropean Union do not differ from the IFRS as issued by the IASB,except for portfolio hedge accounting under IAS 39 which has notbeen approved by the EU. The Bank does not use portfolio hedgingand hence has determined that portfolio hedge accounting underIAS 39 would have no impact on the financial statements had it beenapproved by the EU as of the balance sheet date.These financial statements are prepared in accordance with theInternational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) under thehistorical cost convention, except for certain financial instrumentsmeasured at fair value.The Bank has no associates with the controlled interest, so is notobliged to prepare consolidated financial statements.USE OF ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTSThe preparation of financial statements requires management to makejudgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application ofaccounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoingbasis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the periodin which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected.(a) Determining Fair ValuesThe Bank revalues on a daily basis its derivatives, trading assetsas well as the available-for-sale portfolio to the fair value of theinstrument. However, the determination of fair value for thesefinancial instruments requires the use of valuation techniques in casethere is no observable market price. For financial instruments whichtrade infrequently and have little price transparency, the fair value isless objective and requires a varying decree of judgment dependingon different factors.The Bank uses the following methods for determining fair values:172 2009 Annual Report · <strong>UniCredit</strong> Bank

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