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Version date: 16 December 2015 - onwards

2. Definitions

The following is a list of definitions of terms used in the Requirements:

"Corporate governance": Procedures, processes and attitudes according to which an organisation is directed and controlled. The corporate governance structure specifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among the different participants in the organisation - such as the board, managers, shareholders and other stakeholders - and lays down the rules and procedures for decision-making.

"Credit Institution": A bank licensed under Section 9 of the Central Bank Act 1971 or a building society authorised under the Building Societies Act 1989 including a credit institution registered as a designated credit institution under the Asset Covered Securities Act 2001.

"Insurance undertaking means":