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1. ''Bank regulation''.
1. ''Financial reporting - business planning.''


A minimum amount of capital or of high quality liquid assets, which banks are required to hold to protect them from failure under conditions of stress.
Broadly, any uncertain future event.




2.
2. ''Financial reporting - IAS 37.''


More broadly, any financial or other provision or reserve, held to protect against contingencies.
For financial reporting purposes, IAS 37 defines a contingent liability by reference to the occurrence - or non-occurrence - of uncertain events not wholly within the control of the entity.


IAS 37 defines a contingent asset in a similar way.


== See also ==
 
* [[Capital]]
3. ''Business planning.''
* [[Capital buffer]]
 
* [[Capital Conservation Buffer]]
An uncertain future event.
* [[Countercyclical buffer]]
 
* [[G-SII buffer]]
Usually - but not always - one that is expected to have a negative impact if it were to occur.
* [[HQLA]]
 
* [[Liquidity buffer]]
 
* [[Provision]]
4. ''Financial management.''
 
An amount of money set aside to deal with the potential negative impact of an uncertain future event.
 
 
==See also==
*[[Business contingency management]]
*[[Business continuity plan]]
* [[Contingency plan]]
* [[Contingent]]
* [[Contingent assets]]
* [[Contingent capital]]
* [[Contingent convertible capital]]
* [[Contingent covenant]]
* [[Contingent item]]
* [[Contingent liabilities]]
* [[Contingent risk]]
* [[Contingent Term Repo Facility]] (CTRF)
* [[Deal contingent forward]]
* [[Financial reporting]]
* [[IAS 37]]
* [[Reserves]]
* [[Reserves]]
* [[Stress]]
 
* [[Systemic risk buffer]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]

Latest revision as of 19:36, 12 June 2023

1. Financial reporting - business planning.

Broadly, any uncertain future event.


2. Financial reporting - IAS 37.

For financial reporting purposes, IAS 37 defines a contingent liability by reference to the occurrence - or non-occurrence - of uncertain events not wholly within the control of the entity.

IAS 37 defines a contingent asset in a similar way.


3. Business planning.

An uncertain future event.

Usually - but not always - one that is expected to have a negative impact if it were to occur.


4. Financial management.

An amount of money set aside to deal with the potential negative impact of an uncertain future event.


See also