The Banking Supervision Handbook – banking supervision policy documents and regulations
Objective of the handbook
The objective of this handbook is to provide registered banks, their advisers and other interested parties with an understanding of the Reserve Bank’s banking supervision policy framework.
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Recent changes to the Banking Supervision Handbook
- December 2011 – revised version of Liquidity Policy Annex: Liquid Assets (BS13A) (PDF 182KB) to update the eligibility criteria for “Kauri” securities, and for NZD securities guaranteed by the New Zealand government.
- December 2011 – new document on Significant Acquisitions (BS15) (PDF 129KB) added to the Handbook. The document provides the policy and guidance relevant to the condition of registration on significant acquisitions. Consequential updates to Statement of Principles – Bank Registration and Supervision (BS1) (PDF 335KB) have been made at the same time.
- December 2011 – new Reserve Bank working copies of the two Orders in Council that set out the disclosure requirements for registered banks. (See Local OIC (PDF 588KB) and Branch OIC (PDF 356KB).) The Orders in Council are published in a supplement to the New Zealand Gazette dated 4 November 2011. Handbook document BS7 Registered bank disclosure regime – overview of Orders in Council and related documents (PDF 47KB) has been updated at the same time.
- November 2011 – revised version of Liquidity Policy Annex: Liquid Assets (BS13A) to clarify the eligibility criteria for domestic currency New Zealand government debt.
- June 2011 – revised version of Capital Adequacy Framework (Internal Models Based Approach) (BS2B) (PDF930KB), primarily to change capital requirements for farm lending for banks accredited to use internal models. Handbook document Connected Exposures Policy (BS8) (PDF 55KB), which cross-refers to BS2B, has been updated at the same time.
Table of contents
All document links are to PDF files.
Contents of the handbook
The handbook contains a number of documents, which explain various aspects of supervision and registration policy. The information in the handbook is updated from time to time.
If you have any queries regarding this handbook, please contact the Records and Administration Officer, Prudential Supervision Department or email rbnz-info@rbnz.govt.nz.
Matters not addressed in the handbook
Registered banks and their advisers are encouraged to make the handbook the first point of reference on specific matters relating to banking supervision. Where a matter is not addressed in the handbook, the matter should be raised with the Bank. In general, the appropriate contact person at the Bank will always be the analyst responsible for the registered bank concerned. Other enquiries should be directed to the Head of Prudential Supervision.
