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  3. 2019_5040 Treatment of direct recoveries under AMA
Question ID
2019_5040
Legal act
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Topic
Operational risk
Article
322
Paragraph
2
Subparagraph
a
COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
Not applicable
Article/Paragraph
"Not applicable"
Type of submitter
Consultancy firm
Subject matter
Treatment of direct recoveries under AMA
Question
Can a bank use gross losses net of direct recoveries in modelling for capital purposes under Advanced Measurement Approach for operational risk?
Background on the question
Article 322(2)(a) CRR2 states that an institution shall calculate its own funds requirement under Advanced Measurement Approach as comprising both expected loss and unexpected loss. However the definition of loss is not given. Some guidance in that respect can be found in the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/959 – RTS on the specification of the assessment methodology under which competent authorities permit institutions to use Advanced Measurement Approaches for operational risk. This Regulation defines in Article 2(6) “gross loss” (or “loss”) as the loss stemming from an operational risk event before recoveries of any type. The same Regulation distinguishes between ‘gross loss’ or ‘loss’ and ‘calculation data set’, indicating the latter to be used as an input into the operational risk measurement system. Additionally, Article 2(11), while defining “recovery” clearly recognises and differentiates the recoveries from first or third parties. Similar differentiation may be assumed when reading Article 29, which stipulates that an institution cannot use loss net of insurance and ORTM recoveries in the calculation data set. The Article 29 saying nothing about exclusion of direct (non-insurance and non-ORTM recoveries) recoveries from the calculation data set seems therefore to accepts the approach under which the direct recoveries are permitted as a part of the calculation data set and therefore such direct recoveries can be an input to AMA model. At level of global standard setter (i.e. BCBS), the possibility to use direct gross loss after direct recoveries to feed AMA model used for regulatory capital calculation under AMA, seems to be acceptable. For example, it is clearly stated in “Operational Risk – Supervisory Guidelines for the Advanced Measurement Approaches” issued by Basel Committee (BCBS196, para. 24 and repeated in para. 99) that “ A bank may use “gross loss amount” or “gross loss amount after all recoveries (except insurance)” as input for its AMA models. The bank should demonstrate to its relevant supervisors that its choice is appropriate”. Another BCBS document on “Observed range of practice in key elements of Advanced Measurement Approaches (AMA)”, 2009, indicates that “a broad range of practice exists among AMA banks, with most banks (43%) using ‘gross loss after all recoveries (except insurance)’ as the value used for capital quantification”, specifying further that sixty percent of European banks use ‘gross loss after recoveries (except insurance).” This means that an interpretation of AMA requirements in EU which would not permit the use of direct recoveries (except insurance) in banks operating in EU might lead to situation where banks operate under inconsistent rules, which would be against the Single Rulebook and level playing field principles governing in EU.
Submission date
12/12/2019
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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