3. Banks

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:

  1. Application of hedge accounting
  2. Goodwill
  3. Litigation and regulatory enforcement actions
  4. Pension liabilities
  5. Impairment of loans and advances
  6. IT access management
  7. Hedge accounting
  8. Deferred tax assets
  9. Conduct risk and provisions
  10. Uncertain tax positions
  11. Loan loss impairment provisions
  12. Defined benefit obligations
  13. Future profitability estimates impacting the recognition of deferred tax and the impairment of goodwill and, in the parent company accounts, investments in subsidiaries
  14. Provisions for conduct, litigation and regulatory matters, customer remediation and claims
  15. Valuation of financial instruments with higher risk characteristics including related income from trading activities
  16. IT systems and controls
  17. Pension valuation and retirement benefit obligations
  18. Impairment of loans and advances
  19. Defined benefit pension valuation
  20. Treasury operations and use of derivative instruments
  21. Carrying value of goodwill and deferred tax assets
  22. Litigation and regulatory provisions
  23. IT systems and controls over financial reporting
  24. Impairment of loans and advances to customers
  25. Provision for uncertain tax positions
  26. Valuation and accounting of financial instruments held at fair value
  27. Valuation of financial instruments held at fair value and related valuation adjustments