Question ID
2013_245
Legal act
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Topic
Own funds
Article
159
COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
Not applicable
Article/Paragraph
Not Applicable
Type of submitter
Credit institution
Subject matter
Inclusion of incurred (IFRS) CVA in the IRB Provision shortfall calculation
Question

Can the incurred CVA charge related to IRB exposures be treated as an eligible provision for the purposes of calculating the own funds reduction for IRB provision shortfall (per Article 159 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR))?

Background on the question

Article 159 of CRR states that "other own funds reductions related to these exposures" can be included in the calculation of the IRB provision shortfall. The incurred CVA charge has gone through the P/L into the equity and hence has reduced the own funds.

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Final answer

Article 159 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) states that institutions shall subtract the expected loss amount from the general and specific credit risk adjustment and additional value adjustment and "other own funds reductions related to these exposures".

Incurred CVA is not considered as a general and specific credit risk adjustment and additional value adjustment that are subject to the provision defined in Article 159 of the CRR.

Instead, incurred CVA shall be recognised as a reduction in exposure at default (EAD) when calculating the default risk capital as set out under Article 273(6). Accordingly, expected losses can be calculated in all the instances they are used based on the reduced outstanding EAD which reflects incurred CVA.

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Note to Q&A

Update 26.03.2021: This Q&A has been reviewed in the light of the changes introduced to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) and continues to be relevant.

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