Passporting for financial institutions

Article 34(3) of Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) (same wording with 24(3) of the Banking Consolidation Directive) states that "Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply accordingly to subsidiaries of a financial institution as referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1". We are trying to understand what this para. 34 (3) means. Let us assume that there is a financial institution (Institution A), as defined in point (26) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 CRR, which is not “a subsidiary of a credit institution or the jointly owned subsidiary of two or more credit institutions”. That financial institution then has a subsidiary (Institution B) that is itself a financial institution within the meaning of point (26) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013. Would that subsidiary (Institution B) be able to passport itself into another member state, per the provisions of Article 34(3)?

CVA for client exposures

Are exchange traded derivatives (ETDs) in scope in terms of CVA applicability?

Validations

There appears to be several prior year validations that do not work in FINREP. v1321_m {F 46.00, r010, c080} = {F 01.03, r210, c010} t-1 v1233_m {F 46.00, r010, c080} = {F 46.00, r210, c080} t-1 v1231_m {F 46.00, r010, c060} = {F 46.00, r210, c060} t-1 v1318_m {F 46.00, r010, c060} = {F 01.03, r190, c010} t-1

Specific collective provisions allocation

In line with question 2013_201, how do we allocate any specific (to particular portfolios) collective provisions to various asset classes? a) do we follow the rules applied when calculating the specific collective provisions by the relevant department?; or b) can we allocate them to past-due exposures first and then to the all other exposures?

CCF applicable to ABCP liquidity facilities for Leverage ratio purposes

Where do liquidity facilities, as defined in CRR Chapter 5 "Securitisations", stand among the off-balance sheet items listed in Annex I? What is the CCF that should be applied to them when calculating their exposure value for the purpose of the leverage ratio?

Application of specific national filters and deductions when computing threshold deductions

When applying the transitional provisions calculation of Common Equity Tier 1, the threshold deductions exist: (a) associated with non-significant holdings in financial sector entities (FSE) which are covered by Articles 36(1)(h) and 46 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR); and, (b) the ones associated with the significant holdings in FSE and Deferred Tax Assets that arise from temporary differences that are covered in article 470 of CRR. Both take into account theoretical values for a “relevant Common Equity Tier 1” (or “aggregate amount of Common Equity Tier 1” in the wording of 46(1)(a) of CRR which serves as a base for the calculation of the threshold that determines the deductions arising from these assets. Assuming there are specific national deductions and filters subject to transitional provisions to be applied at the Common Equity Tier 1 level pursuant Article 481, how should these be incorporated when determining the “relevant CET1” for the thresholds calculations in both cases?

10% limit for significant investments (for threshold exemptions determination purposes)

Could the EBA confirm that in a situation where the total amount of significant investment in a financial sector entity (the direct, indirect and synthetic holdings by the institution of the Common Equity Tier 1 instruments of that entity) exceed 10% of relevant Common Equity Tier1 items, such amount can be included in 15% threshold exemptions up to 10% of this amount and remaining surplus above 10% limit will be treated as a deduction of CET1. Example in background.

Instructions regarding unmatched positions, Foreign Exchange Risk

It doesn't seem logical that unmatched positions should be added to column 040 or 050 (net positions) according to the instructions to template C 22.00. We believe that this is not correct but instead the unmatched positions should be added to column 060 or 070 (positions subject to capital charge). Is it correctly interpreted that unmatched positions should be added to column 060 or 070 instead?

Template questions

- Regarding the material currencies in the F 34.00 contingent encumbrance template (Line 7): Should the currencies be specified according to ISO codes (EUR, USD, GBP, etc.) or should the currencies be left unspecified (currency 1, currency 2, etc.)? - Regarding the covered bonds issuance template: what kind of purpose serves the cover pool identifier – should this be some kind of ISIN number for the cover pool? The specifications in the accompanying instructions is a bit vague. Should a bank fill in the aggregate numbers of their outstanding covered bonds in this sheet or should the sheet be duplicated for each covered bond separately?