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Cash and cash equivalents | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract] |
Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block] |
4. | Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are as follows:
|  | December 31, |
(In thousands of US$) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Cash and due from banks |  | 2,161 |  | 6,718 |
Interest-bearing deposits in banks |  | 837,557 |  | 700,312 |
Total |  | 839,718 |  | 707,030 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |
Pledged deposits |  | 9,032 |  | 14,519 |
|  | 830,686 |  | 692,511 |
On December 31, 2013 and 2012, the New York Agency had a pledged deposit with a carrying value of $3.0 million with the New York State Banking Department, as required by law since March 1994. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Bank had pledged deposits with a carrying value of $6.0 million and $11.5 million, respectively, to secure derivative financial instruments transactions and repurchase agreements.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6506951 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash Equivalents -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 1 -Article 5 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4273-108586 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 6.H.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13728-122682 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 6 -Section H -Subsection 3 + Details
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