Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (reporting standard) determination No. 21 of 2018
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This form is to be completed by all Australian-owned banks and foreign subsidiary banks, branches of foreign banks on a Domestic books basis.
The Domestic books of Australian-owned banks and foreign subsidiary banks, branches of foreign banks relates to the Australian books of the Australian authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADI) and has the following scope:
is an unconsolidated report of the Australian licensed ADI's operations/transactions that are booked inside Australia;
exclude offshore branches of the Australian licensed ADI from this reporting unit;
exclude offshore banking units based overseas from this reporting unit;
do not consolidate Australian and offshore controlled entities or associated entities that are not ADIs;
include Australian based offshore banking units of the licensed ADI; and
include transactions with non-residents recorded on Australian books.
Securitisation deconsolidation principle
Except as otherwise specified in these instructions, the following applies:
Where an ADI (or a member of its Level 2[1] consolidated group) participates in a securitisation that meets APRA’s operational requirements for regulatory capital relief under Prudential Standard APS 120 Securitisation (APS 120):
(a) special purpose vehicles (SPVs) holding securitised assets may be treated as non-consolidated independent third parties for regulatory reporting purposes, irrespective of whether the SPVs (or their assets) are consolidated for accounting purposes;
(b) the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the relevant SPVs may be excluded from the ADI’s reported amounts in APRA’s regulatory reporting returns; and
(c) the underlying exposures (i.e. the pool) under such a securitisation may be excluded from the calculation of the ADI’s regulatory capital (refer to APS 120). However, the ADI must still hold regulatory capital for the securitisation exposures[2] that it retains or acquires and such exposures are to be reported in Reporting Form ARF 120.1 Securitisation – Regulatory Capital. The risk-weighted assets (RWA) relating to such securitisation exposures must also be reported in Reporting Form ARF 110.0.1 Capital Adequacy (Level 1) and Reporting Form ARF 110.0.2 Capital Adequacy (Level 2).
Where an ADI (or a member of its Level 2 consolidated group) participates in a securitisation that does not meet APRA’s operational requirements for regulatory capital relief under APS 120, or the ADI undertakes a funding-only securitisation or synthetic securitisation, such assets are to be reported as on-balance sheet in APRA’s regulatory reporting returns.
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Reporting period
The form is to be completed as at the last day of the stated reporting quarter. Australian-owned banks, foreign subsidiary banks, branches of foreign banks should submit the completed form to APRA within 20 business days after the end of the relevant reporting quarter.
Unit of measurement
Australian-owned banks, foreign subsidiary banks and branches of foreign banks are asked to complete the form in millions of Australian dollars rounded to one decimal place.
Amounts denominated in foreign currency are to be converted to AUD in accordance with AASB 121 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (AASB 121).
The general requirements of AASB 121 for translation are:
foreign currency monetary items outstanding at the reporting date must be translated at the spot rate at the reporting date;[3]
foreign currency non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost in a foreign currency must be translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction;[4]
foreign currency non-monetary items that are measured at fair value will be translated at the exchange rate at the date when fair value was determined.
Transactions arising under foreign currency derivative contracts at the reporting date must be prepared in accordance with AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (AASB 139). However, those foreign currency derivatives that are not within the scope of AASB 139 (e.g. some foreign currency derivatives that are embedded in other contracts) remain within the scope of AASB 121.
For APRA purposes equity items must be translated using the foreign currency exchange rate at the date of investment or acquisition. Post acquisition changes in equity are required to be translated on the date of the movement.
As foreign currency derivatives are measured at fair value, the currency derivative contracts are translated at the spot rate at the reporting date.
Exchange differences should be recognised in profit and loss in the period which they arise. For foreign currency derivatives, the exchange differences would be recognised immediately in profit and loss if the hedging instrument is a fair value hedge. For derivatives used in a cash flow hedge, the exchange differences should be recognised directly in equity.
The ineffective portion of the exchange differences in all hedges would be recognised in profit and loss; and
translation of financial reports of foreign operations.
A foreign operation is defined in AASB 121 as meaning an entity that is a subsidiary, associate, joint venture or branch of a reporting entity, the activities of which are based or conducted in a country or currency other than those of the reporting entity.
Exchange differences relating to foreign currency monetary items that form part of the net investment of an entity in a foreign operation, must be recognised as a separate component of equity.
Translation of financial reports should otherwise follow the requirements in AASB 121.
Timing
Report assets and liabilities, and transactions in assets and liabilities as at the date of change of ownership.
Netting
Unless otherwise specifically stated, institutions are to comply with the prerequisite for netting outlined in Australian accounting standards AASB 139, AASB 132: Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation and AASB 7 Financial Instruments : Disclosures and any relevant prudential standards.
Term to maturity
References to term to maturity in this form are references to original term to maturity
Basis of preparation
Unless otherwise specifically stated, institutions are to comply with Australian accounting standards regarding the measurement of asset, liability and equity items.
Specific instructions
Refer to the sector definitions in the Reporting Form ARF 320.0 Statement of Financial Position (Domestic books) (ARF 320.0) instructions as a general guide for reporting by sector.
Related parties of the reporting entity include the parent entity, controlled entities, associated entities, joint venture entities and other branches under the same parent entity.
Intra-group loans and advances
Report all loans and advances to related parties that are resident entities. Loans and advances are defined in the ARF 320.0 instructions. For the purpose of this form, intra-group loans and advances should be recognised gross of provisions for impairment.
Loans and advances should be recorded net of unearned revenue; this is mainly with respect to unearned lease receivables.
Netting is permitted in accordance with the requirements of the Australian accounting standards (i.e. where there is a legal right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or realise the assets and settle the liability simultaneously).
Note: Loans and advances are investments of the ADI, which are deemed for this form not to be evidenced by the financing/issue of debt securities (e.g. bill financing).
Include:
loans to related parties that are resident (i.e. loans included in intra-group loans and advances on ARF 320.0.
Exclude:
holdings of debt securities issued by related parties that are resident entities; and
other accounts receivable (e.g. fees & commissions receivable) from related parties that are resident entities.
Intra-group deposits
Report deposits and other borrowings from related parties that are resident entities.
Include:
deposits and other borrowings from related parties that are resident entities (i.e. deposits and other borrowings included in Intra-group deposits on ARF 320.0).
Exclude:
debt securities issued to related parties that are resident entities; and
other accounts payable (e.g. fees & commissions payable) from related parties that are resident entities.
Reconciliation with ARF 320.0
Total intra-group loans and advances
Total intra-group loans and advances (Reporting Form ARF 320.9 Intra-Group Receivables and Payables) (ARF 320.9)
equals:
intra-group loans and advances – total (gross of provisions for impairment) (ARF 320.0).