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Question ID
2018_3773
Legal act
Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 (CSDR) - only RTS 2017/390
Topic
Market infrastructures
Article
59
Paragraph
4
Subparagraph
e
COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
Regulation (EU) 2017/390 - RTS on prudential requirements of CSDs (CSDR-related)
Article/Paragraph
Article 38, paragraph 5
Name of institution / submitter
Clearstream Banking
Country of incorporation / residence
Luxembourg and Germany
Type of submitter
Investment firm
Subject matter
Clarification of the requirement to establish concentration limits on liquidity providers and establish at least two arrangements for each major currency.
Question

In conjunction with REGULATION (EU) No 909/2014 Article 59(4)(e), does Regulation (EU) 2017/390 Article 38(5) stipulate a requirement to have at least two arrangements in place in each major currency to convert collateral or assets into cash using prearranged and highly reliable funding only? Does the requirement to establish concentration limits and to have at least two arrangements in place include alternative liquidity arrangements such as committed unsecured lines of credit or committed FX swap facilities?

Background on the question

1. It is unclear to what extent Regulation (EU) 2017/390 (EBA RTS) Article 38(5) considers arrangements to convert collateral into cash only, or takes into account all liquidity providers with which a CSD-banking service provider may establish arrangements for its qualifying liquid resources. Commission delegated regulation 2017/390 • Article 36 paragraph 2 stipulates that the CSD-banking type provider shall ensure that each liquidity provider of its minimum required qualifying liquid resources has sufficient information to understand and manage its associated risk • Article 36 paragraph 7.b. stipulates that the scenarios used in stress testing of liquid financial resources shall take into account the temporary failure of one of its liquidity providers to provide liquidity, including those referred to in point (e) of Article 59(4) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014, custodian banks, Nostro agents, or any related infrastructure, including interoperable CSDs • Article 38.5 requires that a CSD-banking service provider’s liquidity risk management framework shall include a requirement to establish concentration limits, providing the following (a) that the concentration limits are established by currency (b) that at least two arrangements for each major currency are in place (c) that the CSD-banking is not overly reliant on any individual financial institution when all currencies are taken into account 2. A CSD-banking service provider may choose to not accept collateral in a currency, although the currency is considered as major as a result of the analysis made under the provisions of Article 38 Paragraph 5, because the available collateral does not satisfy minimum requirements. In such a scenario the CSD-banking service provide would mitigate the liquidity needs with alternative liquidity sources available such as committed lines of credit or similar agreements such as committed FX facilities..

Submission date
22/03/2018
Rejected publishing date
11/02/2022
Rationale for rejection

Please note that as part of adjustments to the Single Rulebook Q&A process, agreed by the EBA and the European Commission, it has been decided to reject outstanding questions submitted before 1 January 2020, when the Q&A process was updated as part of the last ESAs Review. In particular, the question that you have submitted has now regrettably been rejected and will not be addressed.

If you believe your question would still benefit from clarification, you are invited to resubmit your question, adapting it to reflect any legislative, regulatory or other relevant developments that may have occurred since the initial date of submission. The EBA will aim to address resubmitted questions as a matter of priority. When considering to resubmit, you are kindly requested to observe the updated admissibility criteria agreed in the context of the adjustment of the Q&A process, available in the Additional background and guidance for asking questions. We hope for your understanding.

For further information please refer to the press release and the updated Q&A page.

Status
Rejected question

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