Term |
Definition |
Credit risk mitigation |
A technique to reduce the credit risk associated with an exposure by application of credit risk mitigants such as collateral, guarantee and credit protection. |
Credit risk spread |
The premium over the benchmark or risk-free rate required by the market to accept a lower credit quality. The yield spread between securities with the same coupon rate and maturity structure but with different associated credit risks. The yield spread rises as the credit rating worsens. |
Credit spread risk |
The risk that movements in credit spreads will affect the value of financial instruments. |
Customer deposits |
Money deposited by account holders. Such funds are recorded as liabilities. |
Customer remediation |
Activities carried out by HSBC to compensate customers for losses or damages associated with a failure to comply with regulations. Customer remediation is initiated by HSBC in response to customer complaints, and not specifically initiated by regulatory action. |
Customer risk rating ('CRR') |
A scale of 23 grades measuring internal obligor probability of default. |
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Debit valuation adjustment ('DVA') |
An adjustment made by an entity to the valuation of OTC derivative liabilities to reflect within fair value the entity's own credit risk. |
Debt restructuring |
A restructuring by which the terms and provisions of outstanding debt agreements are changed. This is often done in order to improve cash flow and the ability of the borrower to repay the debt. It can involve altering the repayment schedule as well as debt or interest charge reduction. |
Debt securities |
Assets on the Group's balance sheet representing certificates of indebtedness of credit institutions, public bodies or other undertakings, excluding those issued by central banks. |
Debt securities in issue |
Transferable certificates of indebtedness of the Group to the bearer of the certificates. These are liabilities of the Group and include certificates of deposits. |
Deed-in-lieu |
An arrangement in which a borrower surrenders the deed for a property to the lender without going through foreclosure proceedings and is subsequently released from any further obligations on the loan. |
Defined benefit obligation |
The present value of expected future payments required to settle the obligations of a defined benefit plan resulting from employee service. |
Delinquency |
See 'Arrears'. |
Deposits by banks |
All deposits received from domestic and foreign banks, excluding deposits or liabilities in the form of debt securities or for which transferable certificates have been issued. |
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Economic capital |
The internally calculated capital requirement which is deemed necessary by HSBC to support the risks to which it is exposed. |
Economic profit |
The difference between the return on financial capital invested by shareholders and the cost of that capital. Economic profit may be expressed as a whole number or as a percentage. |
Economic value of equity ('EVE') sensitivity |
Considers all re-pricing mismatches in the current balance sheet and calculates the change in market value that would result from a set of defined interest rate shocks. |
Encumbered assets |
Assets on our balance sheet which have been pledged as collateral against an existing liability. |
Enhanced Variable Net Asset Value fund ('ENAV') |
A fund that prices its assets on a fair value basis. Consequently, prices may change from one day to the next. |
Equity risk |
The risk arising from positions, either long or short, in equities or equity-based instruments, which create exposure to a change in the market price of the equities or equity instruments. |
Eurozone |
The 17 European Union countries using the euro as their common currency. The 17 countries are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. |
Expected loss ('EL') |
A regulatory calculation of the amount expected to be lost on an exposure using a 12-month time horizon and downturn loss estimates. EL is calculated by multiplying the Probability of Default (a percentage) by the Exposure at Default (an amount) and Loss Given Default (a percentage). |
Exposure |
A claim, contingent claim or position which carries a risk of financial loss. |
Exposure at default ('EAD') |
The amount expected to be outstanding after any credit risk mitigation, if and when the counterparty defaults. EAD reflects drawn balances as well as allowance for undrawn amounts of commitments and contingent exposures. |
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Fair value adjustment |
An adjustment to the fair value of a financial instrument which is determined using a valuation technique (level 2 and level 3) to include additional factors that would be considered by a market participant that are not incorporated within the valuation model. |
Fiduciary risk |
The risk to the Group of breaching its fiduciary duties where it acts in a fiduciary capacity as trustee, investment manager or as mandated by law or regulation. |
Financial Conduct Authority ('FCA') |
The Financial Conduct Authority regulates the conduct of financial firms and, for certain firms, prudential standards in the UK. It has a strategic objective to ensure that the relevant markets function well. |