EBA · 2013_99 Final Q&A

Exclusion of provisioned counterparties from the CVA capital charge

Regulation
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Article
382
Topic
Market risk
Submitted by
Credit institution
Submitted
2013-07-26
Answered
2013-11-15
Answer provided by
ESAs (EBA, ESMA, EIOPA)
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Question

Could you confirm that a defaulted or doubtful counterparty that is subject to specific provisions/cost of risk shall not be subject to the CVA capital charge?

Background

When a counterparty X with whom an institution has derivative contracts becomes doubtful or defaulted, then the practice is that the institution stops computing Credit Valuation Adjustments (incurred CVA) and starts computing specific provisions (Credit Valuation Impairment or cost of risk). The provisions are computed as the Mark-to-Market times a provisioning rate and floored at zero. Such counterparties either trade at extremely high spread levels or do not trade at all, which is the most frequent situation. They are removed from the B2 capital calculation for counterparty risk but are subject to a capital charge to account for the volatility of the loss given default.

Answer

For derivative contracts with a defaulted counterparty no CVA capital charge according to Part Three, Title VI of Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 (CRR) is required, where, as a result of the default, these derivative contracts are converted into a claim of a fixed amount and therefore the derivative contract ceases to exist. In all other cases an own funds requirement for CVA risk has to be calculated.

Original source: European Banking Authority, Q&A ID 2013_99

This Q&A is published by European Banking Authority and is non-binding. It does not constitute legal advice. Updated weekly from official ESA sources.

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