Topic wise KAMs extracted from Annual Reports of Banks of other Jurisdictions where the model similar to the new Auditors Report has already been adopted is given as follows:
- Application of hedge accounting
- Goodwill
- Litigation and regulatory enforcement actions
- Pension liabilities
- Impairment of loans and advances
- IT access management
- Hedge accounting
- Deferred tax assets
- Conduct risk and provisions
- Uncertain tax positions
- Loan loss impairment provisions
- Defined benefit obligations
- Future profitability estimates impacting the recognition of deferred tax and the impairment of goodwill and, in the parent company accounts, investments in subsidiaries
- Provisions for conduct, litigation and regulatory matters, customer remediation and claims
- Valuation of financial instruments with higher risk characteristics including related income from trading activities
- IT systems and controls
- Pension valuation and retirement benefit obligations
- Impairment of loans and advances
- Defined benefit pension valuation
- Treasury operations and use of derivative instruments
- Carrying value of goodwill and deferred tax assets
- Litigation and regulatory provisions
- IT systems and controls over financial reporting
- Impairment of loans and advances to customers
- Provision for uncertain tax positions
- Valuation and accounting of financial instruments held at fair value
- Valuation of financial instruments held at fair value and related valuation adjustments