Banks Act, 1990 (Act No. 94 of 1990)

Column number

Description

1

Opening stock (balance)

This column shall reflect the outstanding balance of selected liability and asset items at the beginning of the reporting period, which amounts shall be equal to the relevant values included in the balance sheet of the reporting bank in respect of the preceding reporting period.

2

Transactions at transaction value

This column shall reflect the relevant required net amounts of assets and liabilities at transaction value, including any relevant amount in respect of accrued interest, which—

(a)

transactions in the specified liability and asset items, for example, may arise from a mutual agreement between institutional units for the creation, liquidation or  change in ownership of the relevant specified item;

(b)

change in ownership may occur through the sale, transfer or discharge of all the relevant rights, obligations and risks associated with the said liability or asset item,

provided that—

(i)

any relevant amount of accrued interest on deposits, loans or securities other than shares, shall within the relevant reporting period be included as part of the outstanding amount of the relevant underlying asset or liability item;

(ii)

any relevant amount of interest accrued in each relevant reporting period shall be recorded as a transaction as if it was a further acquisition of an asset and/or a further incurrence of a liability;

(iii)

any relevant debit amount shall represent either a purchase or acquisition of an asset or a reduction in a liability;

(iv)

any relevant credit amount shall represent either a sale or disposal of an asset or an increase in a liability;

(v)

any relevant decrease in the value of an item shall be reported as a negative amount whilst any relevant increase in the value of an item shall be reported as a positive amount.

3

Valuation changes

This column shall reflect the relevant required amounts related to gains or losses in the values of the specified asset and liability items, which gains or losses may arise from changes in the prices of the said asset and liability items, as reflected in the market  values, fair values and/or changes in exchange rates of the said items, provided that any relevant decrease in the value of an item shall be reported as a negative amount whilst any relevant increase in the value of an item shall be reported as a positive amount.

4

Other changes

This column shall reflect the relevant required aggregate amounts relating to changes between the opening and closing balances of the specified asset and liability items that are neither due to transactions nor revaluations, such as amounts written off, reclassifications due to changes in legal status and other miscellaneous changes arising from exceptional or unanticipated events, provided that any relevant decrease in the value of an item shall be reported as a negative amount whilst any relevant increase in the value of an item shall be reported as a positive amount.

5

Closing stock

This column shall reflect the outstanding balance of selected liability and asset items at the end of the reporting period, which amounts shall be equal to the relevant values at the beginning of the reporting period plus or minus the relevant values included in columns 2 to 4.

Note: The values of liability and asset items included in column 5 shall be equal to the relevant amounts reported in the balance sheet of the reporting bank at the end of the relevant reporting month.