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IFRS 9, validation rule v2776_m

Validation v2776_m for IFRS 9 (taxonomy 2.7) seems to be incorrect. 

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 - ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions (repealed)
  • ID: 2017_3591
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - FINREP (incl. FB&NPE)
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 11/01/2019

Original Exposure value of Securities Financing Transactions calculated under Article 220 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)

There appear to be differing interpretations within the industry on how to disclose the Original Exposure value in column 040 of template C 28.00. Some firms are reporting the fully adjusted exposure value as calculated under Article 220 of the CRR (E*). Other firms are including the gross asset value in Column 040 and making an adjustment for the associated collateral in column 300, thereby splitting the SFT transaction into its constituent parts. Can the EBA advise which is the correct treatment?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 1423/2013 - ITS on disclosure of own funds requirements
  • ID: 2017_3590
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - Large Exposures
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 04/10/2019

Retention bonus

Can an institution award retention bonuses to the management board in case of an intended IPO?

  • Legal act: Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: EBA/GL/2021/04 - Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under CRD (repealing EBA/GL/2015/22)
  • ID: 2017_3589
  • Topic: Remuneration
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 25/05/2018

Subsidiary repurchasing AT1 or Tier 2 instruments before five years from the date of issuance

1/ Could an institution’s subsidiary subject to prudential supervision purchase Additional Tier 1 or Tier 2 instruments issued by the institution before five years from the date of issuance of the instruments, given that this purchase would lead to a disqualification of the instruments?2/ Could an institution’s subsidiary not subject to prudential supervision purchase Additional Tier 1 or Tier 2 instruments issued by the institution before five years from the date of issuance of the instruments, given that this purchase would lead to a disqualification of the instruments?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 - RTS for Own Funds requirements for institutions
  • ID: 2017_3587
  • Topic: Own funds
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 27/04/2018

Eligibility of Sovereign Guarantee for which Permanent Partial Use Applies against IRB Exposure

When an institution has received permission for permanent partial use of the Standardised Approach for its home sovereign exposures under Article 150 (d) CRR2, does this violate the stipulation under Article 201(2) CRR2 that a guarantor must be internally rated by the institution where the institution uses the IRB Approach?If it is an eligible guarantee, should the guaranteed portion be risk weighted as a Standardised exposure?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2017_3581
  • Topic: Credit risk
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 30/07/2021

Treatment of covered deposits when determining the contribution base of Investment Firms

Can the liabilities that arise by virtue of holding clients' money with investment firms, and that are then deposited by investment firms with a credit institution, be considered as deposits that are deducted from the Contribution Base when determining the ex-ante contribution of those investment firms to a resolution financing arrangement?

  • Legal act: Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/63 - DR on ex ante contributions to resolution financing arrangements
  • ID: 2017_3579
  • Topic: Resolution financing arrangements
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 18/03/2022

Template F 16.04 line row 070 – relevance for nGAAP

In Annex IV (Financial Reporting for National GAAP based on BAD) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 680/214 in template F 16.04 excel the row line 070 ”Gains or losses on Financial assets and liabilities held for trading” is not black, while this cell is an IFRS cell. Is it an error?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 - ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions (repealed)
  • ID: 2017_3578
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - FINREP (incl. FB&NPE)
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 04/10/2019

Timely payment requirement for unfunded credit protection provided under credit risk insurance policies

Does unfunded credit protection - which a bank has purchased in order to hedge a loan exposure and which provides the protection-seller with the contractual right to compensate credit losses according to the original scheduled payment dates of the hedged loan - fulfil the timely payment requirement for unfunded credit protection in a situation where the loan becomes due and payable prior to the original scheduled payment dates?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2017_3576
  • Topic: Credit risk
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 26/07/2019

Reporting of fees and levies in FINREP template F 02

How each the following expenses should be classified in FINREP template F 02, that is, should they be reported in row 350 (Other operating expenses), row 380 (Other administrative expenses), or under a different item? - contribution to the deposit guarantee scheme pursuant to national legislation implementing Article 10(3) of Directive 2014/49/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council - contribution to the Single Resolution Fund pursuant to Article 70(3) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/81; or to a national resolution fund - a bank levy or a supervisory fee, such as the SSM Supervisory Fee (Regulation (EU) No 1163/2014 of the European Central Bank) or the “Dutch bank tax”.

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 - ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions (repealed)
  • ID: 2017_3574
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - FINREP (incl. FB&NPE)
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 07/06/2019

On-site inspections by resolution authorities

Does Article 63(1)(a) enable resolution authorities to carry out on-site inspections to gather relevant information?

  • Legal act: Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2017_3572
  • Topic: Resolution tools and powers
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 10/11/2017

Difference between taking control and being able to exercise the control

What is the difference between taking control over the institution and being able to exercise the control?

  • Legal act: Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2017_3571
  • Topic: Resolution tools and powers
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 10/11/2017

Market making

1. Should short positions in own AT1 and/or T2 instruments be taken into account in the calculation of the used part of the predetermined amount for market making purposes Article 78(1) last subparagraph Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)?2. Should short positions in own AT1 and/or T2 instruments have an impact on the amount to be deducted pursuant to Article 28 Commission delegated regulation 241/2014 and EBA Q&A 1352 [as originally published on 8 July 2014]?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 - RTS for Own Funds requirements for institutions
  • ID: 2017_3568
  • Topic: Own funds
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 27/04/2018

Minority interest, AT1 and T2 instruments qualifying for inclusion in consolidated own funds

How should the calculation in Article 85(1) CRR be performed “on a sub-consolidated basis for each subsidiary” as required by Article 85(2) CRR, where no sub-consolidation or sub-consolidated own funds requirements apply to an institution?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2017_3567
  • Topic: Own funds
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 08/11/2019

Consistency of COREP validations rules e4896_n & e4895_n

Are the COREP EBA validation rules e4896_n & e4895_n consistent with Article 134 (7) of the CRR?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 - ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions (repealed)
  • ID: 2017_3561
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - COREP (incl. IP Losses)
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 08/05/2020

Reference date for determination of previous day’s values

To which day do Art. 364 1) a) i), Art. 364 1) b) i) and Art. 364 2) b) i) CRR refer to? To which days do Art. 364 1) a) ii) CRR, Art. 364 1) b) ii) and Art. 364 2) b) ii) of the CRR refer to?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 - ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions (repealed)
  • ID: 2017_3559
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - COREP (incl. IP Losses)
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 06/04/2018

Reference to Article 49 in Article 63(1)(k)

Is the reference to Article 49 in Article 63(1)(k) only related to the close out and termination of derivatives? Is the power to close out and terminate financial contracts valid for the purposes of applying all the Directive and not only Article 49?

  • Legal act: Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2017_3558
  • Topic: Resolution tools and powers
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 10/11/2017

Difference between a reduction to zero and a cancelation

Can you explain what is the difference between a reduction to zero and a cancelation referred to in Article 63(1)(e), (g) and (h) of Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD)?

  • Legal act: Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2017_3557
  • Topic: Resolution tools and powers
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 10/11/2017

Powers of resolution authorities Article 63 and Article 38(1)(a)

Both Article 63 and Article 38(1)(a) of Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) make reference to powers of resolution authorities. How do these powers complement one another?

  • Legal act: Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2017_3556
  • Topic: Resolution tools and powers
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 10/11/2017

The EAD to be reported if no IRB exposure exists

Within the general instructions of Annex IV it is explicitly mentioned that for portfolios, which are defined with a specific rating grade in Annex I, information on the PD shall be reported for the entire rating scale, even if no IRB exposure exists for the respective portfolio at the reporting reference date for each rating grade. In this case, the EAD shall be reported as zero and information on the other columns shall not be submitted.The definition of the EAD in template C 101.00 states in turn that the exposure value shall be left blank if the institution has no IRB exposure for a given counterparty. In our opinion these two specifications are contradictory. Please clarify, if the exposure should be left blank or should be reported as “0” if no IRB exposure exists for the given counterparty/portfolio.

  • Legal act: Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2016/2070 - ITS on Supervisory Reporting (for benchmarking the internal approaches) (as amended)
  • ID: 2017_3555
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - Supervisory Benchmarking
  • Date of submission:

10 % LGD floor for retail exposures secured by residential property

How should an institution, which uses the IRB approach calculate the 10 % LGD floor mentioned in Article 164(4) CRR in the case where a part of the individual exposures are guaranteed by a guarantor (institution) which is treated under the Standardised Approach?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2017_3554
  • Topic: Credit risk
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as final Q&A: 07/08/2020