A
Accounting Arrangements
Accumulated Surplus
Aggregate Balance
arbitrage
Asian Bond Fund (ABF)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC)
asset quality
authorized institutions
Automatic/Autopilot Adjustment Mechanism
B
Backing Assets/Backing Portfolio
Backing Ratio
balance of payments (BoP)
bank
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Bank for International Settlements Asian Consultative Council
Banking Advisory Committee (BAC)
banking book
banking business
banking licence
Banking Ordinance
Banking Sector Reform Programme
Banking Supervision Review Committee
banknote
Basel II
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee)
Base Rate
basic approach
bilateral netting
C
CAMEL rating system
Capital Accord
capital adequacy ratio (CAR)
Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU)
certificate of finality
Certificates of Indebtedness
charge-off ratio
CHATS Optimiser
classified loans
clearing account
Clearing and Settlement Systems Appeals Tribunal
Clearing and Settlement Systems Ordinance
Clearing House Automated Transfer System (CHATS)
Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)
CMU Bond Price Bulletin
Code of Banking Practice
Coinage Ordinance
commercial credit reference agency
Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS)
consolidated supervision
Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS) System
Convertibility Undertaking
Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision
corporate governance
credit reference agency
credit risk
Currency Board Account
Currency Board Sub-Committee
Currency Board System
D
delinquency ratio
delivery versus payment (DvP)
deposit insurance scheme
deposit preferential payment/priority payment scheme
deposit protection scheme
Deposit Protection Scheme Ordinance
Deposit-Taking Companies Advisory Committee (DTCAC)
deposit-taking company
derivatives
designated system
Discount Rate
Discount Window
dollarisation
doubtful loans
DTC Association (DTCA)
E
Effective Exchange Rate Index for the Hong Kong Dollar (EERI)
electronic banking/e-banking
electronic clearing (ECG)
Electronic Delivery Programme
electronic money/e-money
Euro Clearing System
Exchange Fund
Exchange Fund Advisory Committee (EFAC)
Exchange Fund Bills and Notes
Exchange Fund Bills and Notes fixings
Exchange Fund Investment Limited (EFIL)
Exchange Fund Ordinance
exchange-traded fund (ETF)
executive directors
Executives' Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks (EMEAP)
F
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF)
financial disclosure
Financial Stability Forum (FSF)
Fiscal Reserve Account
'fit and proper' test
flow of funds statements
foreign currency reserves
foreign currency swap deposits
foreign exchange settlement risk
G
government-issued currency in circulation
Guideline on Financial Disclosure by Locally Incorporated Authorized Institutions
Guideline on Financial Disclosure by Overseas Incorporated Authorized Institutions
Guide to Authorization
H
home supervision
Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB)
Hong Kong Association of Banks Hong Kong Dollar Interest Settlement Rates
Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board
Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards
Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (HKIMR)
Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited (HKICL)
Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate (HIBOR)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority or HKMA
Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC)
Hong Kong Note Printing Limited (HKNPL)
host supervisor
I
independent directors
initial public offering (IPO)
interbank liquidity
interbank money market
Interest Rates Rules
internal ratings-based approach
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Monetary Fund Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS)
Internet banking
investment benchmark
Investment Portfolio
J
Joint Financial Intelligence Unit (JFIU)
L
Land Fund
Legal Tender Notes Issue Ordinance
lender of last resort
licensed bank
Linked Exchange Rate system
Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF)
Liquidity Adjustment Window
liquidity ratio
Loan Classification System
loan-to-deposit ratio
loan-to-value ratio
local representative office
loss loans
M
Market Makers for Exchange Fund Bills and Notes
market risk
minimum criteria for authorization
Monetary Authority
Monetary Base
Monetary Rule
Monetary Statistics Ordinance
money broker
money laundering
money supply
mortgage-backed securities (MBS)
mortgage insurance
N
negative equity
negotiable debt instrument
net realisable value
non-cooperative countries and territories (NCCTs)
non-executive directors
note-issuing banks
O
off-site review
on-site examination
operational risk
overdue loans
oversight
P
pass loans
payment system
payment versus payment (PvP)
Private Website (PWS)
Process Review Committee
property lending
prudential meeting
prudential supervision
R
real interest rates
Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)
Recognised Dealers for Exchange Fund Bills and Notes
registered institution
register of authorized institutions
renminbi banking business
Renminbi Settlement System
repurchase agreement (repo)
rescheduled loans
reserves management
restricted licence bank
retail banks
revocation of authorization
risk-based supervisory approach
RTGS Liquidity Optimiser
Rules on Interest Rates and Deposit Charges/Interest Rates Rules (IRRs)
S
Simultaneous Processing of DvP and Collateralisation (SPDC)
special mention loans
standardized (credit risk) approach
stored value card
Submission Through Electronic Media (STEM)
Submission Through Electronic Transmission (STET)
substandard loans
Supervisory Policy Manual
suspension of authorization
T
terrorist financing
Three-tier Banking System
Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (TraHK)
trading book
transfer of authorization
Treasury Markets Association (TMA)
tripartite meeting
two-factor authentication
U
US Dollar Clearing System
US Fed funds target rate
W
World Bank Group