Słownik beginning with I

IAS

the International Accounting Standards

IBNR (incurred but not reported)

a collective method for assessment of the impairment of credit exposures

Individual position for a specific foreign currency (the currency position)

the difference between total assets in a currency, off-balance sheet liabilities received and assets indexed to that currency on the one hand, and total liabilities in that currency, off-balance sheet liabilities awarded and liabilities indexed to that currency on the other hand

Interest rate risk

the risk of loss due to unfavourable changes of interest rates or their volatility

Internal capital

an amount of capital, assessed by the Bank that is required to cover all identified significant types of risk present in the Bank’s business activity and the effect of changes in its business environment, taking into account the anticipated risk level (an element of the so-called Pillar II)

IRB (Internal Ratings Based Approach)

an internal ratings method used to determine the capital requirement for credit risk

IRS (Interest Rate Swap)

a transaction involving a swap of interest rates

ISDA

the International Swap and Derivatives Association

ISMA

the International Securities Market Association