Question ID
2023_6755
Legal act
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Topic
Supervisory reporting - COREP (incl. IP Losses)
Article
430
COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
Regulation (EU) 2021/451 – ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions (repealed)
Article/Paragraph
C34.08
Type of submitter
Investment firm
Subject matter
Clarification of scope of population for Corporate Bonds
Question

In accordance with the instructions for row 0060 of template C 34.08 in Annex II of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/451, there is no specific definition of what the scope of corporate bonds should include.

Could you, therefore, please confirm if this should include all bonds issued by Institutions and Corporate entities and if it would also include securitisation bonds issued by these entities as well or not or, alternatively, would only non-securitisation instruments issued by entities which would qualify for the corporates credit risk exposure class under Article 112(g) of the CRR be included? We would also request clarification on securitisation bonds, whether those issued by government agencies e.g., Fannie Mae should be reported in row 0050.

Background on the question

There is no definition of corporate bonds to clarify the exact scope of this row and therefore by extension what should be reported in row 0080 "Other collateral".

There is also no clarity on whether securitisation bonds should be separated as "Other collateral" or included as debt securities/bonds in rows 0050 and 0060.

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Final answer

In accordance with Annex II of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/451, institutions shall report in template C 34.08 fair values of collateral (posted or received) used in CCR exposures. In particular, collaterals shall be classified following a standard breakdown defined in the template.  

In accordance with data point model, in row 0060 of template C 34.08 institutions shall report debt securities which have been issued by corporates. Therefore, every security which is considered a debt instrument shall be reported in that row provided its issuer is a corporate according to the definition of Art. 112(g) of the CRR, bonds issued by institutions according to Article 112(f) of the CRR and covered bonds according to Art. 112(l) of the CRR. Moreover, debt securities which have been issued by general governments and government agencies shall be reported in rows 0030-0050. Finally, “Other collateral” category shall exclusively include collaterals whose combination of type of product and issuer is not covered by previous categories.  

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