Question ID
2014_1573
Legal act
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Topic
Large exposures
Article
227, 401
Paragraph
3
COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
Not applicable
Article/Paragraph
Not applicable
Type of submitter
Credit institution
Subject matter
Interaction of Article 227 of the CRR (0% volatility adjustment under FCCM) and Article 401(3) (stress test of realisable value of collateral)
Question

Our question concerns the application of Article 227 of the CRR (0% volatility adjustment under FCCM) and the interaction with the collateral stress test described in Article 401(3). The latter requires collateral values to be stressed, and the impact on Article 395(1) to be determined. It follows that the own funds requirement for large exposures in the trading book (calculated under Article 397 of the CRR) is adjusted upwards to take account of the stressed collateral values. Where the criteria set out in Article 227 of the CRR are met and 0% volatility adjustment is applied to repo/reverse repo transactions, is this exposure value taken as the base case for comparison with the stressed collateral impact calculated under Article 401(3)? Or are these two articles to be read in the reverse order, such that 0% volatility haircuts per Article 227 are also applied in the collateral stress test (Article 401(3))?

Background on the question

The logical ordering of these two articles is significant in the specific case where large amounts of high quality government securities are brought in under reverse repurchase agreements in order to meet liquidity buffer requirements. The operation of the Article 401(3) collateral stress can have a material effect on the own funds requirement for large exposures, given the quantity of government securities that are typically required for liquidity purposes.

Submission date
Final answer

Article 401(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) requires collateral values, i.e. the realisable value of any collateral taken, to be periodically stressed. In this assessment, the criteria set out in Article 227 of the CRR are not relevant. When the periodic stress test indicates a lower realisable value of collateral taken than what would be permitted under the Financial Collateral Comprehensive Method, the value of collateral recognised in calculating the value of exposures for the purposes of Article 395(1) must be reduced accordingly (see subparagraph 4 of Article 401(3) of the CRR).

Articles 224 to 227 of the CRR require institutions to apply volatility adjustments to the market value of collateral so as to take account of price volatility when valuing financial collateral under the Financial Collateral Comprehensive Method. Where the criteria set out in Article 227 of the CRR are met, the collateral in relation to the repo/reverse repo transactions qualifies for 0% volatility adjustment in calculating the value of exposures for the purposes of Article 395(1) of the CRR. This exposure value should be then used as the basis for the comparison with the stressed realisable value of collateral calculated under Article 401(3) of the CRR.

Status
Archive
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Answer prepared by the EBA.
Note to Q&A

Update 16.09.2021: This Q&A has been archived in light of the change(s) in Article 227 to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR), applicable from 28.06.2021.