EBA · 2015_1861 Final Q&A

Counterparty credit risk add-on for repurchase transactions

Regulation
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Article
429e, para. 1-6
Topic
Leverage ratio
Submitted by
Competent authority
Submitted
2015-03-02
Answered
2015-07-10
Answer provided by
ESAs (EBA, ESMA, EIOPA)

Question

Is it required to calculate and report this counterparty credit risk add-on also for cash borrowers in repo transactions or for the borrowers in securities lending transactions?

Background

Article 429b of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)(as inserted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/62) foresees a counterparty credit risk add-on for repurchase transactions, securities or commodities lending or borrowing transactions, long settlement transactions and margin lending transactions. In the formula to calculate the add-on 'E' is defined as the fair value of securities or cash lent and 'C' is defined as the fair value of securities or cash received.

Answer

The requirement under Article 429b 429e of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)  (as inserted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/62) to include in the exposure measure an add-on for counterparty credit risk applies to all of the transactions listed in Article 429e(1)   429b(1) of Regulation (EU) 575/2013 (CRR). Thus, the add-on is to be included in particular for those repurchase transactions where an institution has received cash (which qualifies as 'fair value of cash received' for Ci in Article 429b(2) or (3)   429e(2) or (3) of the CRR) in exchange for transferring a security that the institution is obliged to repurchase at a later date (which qualifies as 'fair value of securities lent' for Ei in Article 429b(2) or (3)   429e(2) or (3) of the CRR). The add-on is also to be included for securities borrowing transactions for which the borrowed security qualifies as 'fair value of securities received' for Ci in Article 429b(2) or (3)   429e(2) or (3) of the CRR, independent of whether cash or another security has been posted in exchange (which qualifies as 'fair value of cash or securities lent' for Ei in Article 429b(2) or (3)   429e(2) or (3) of the CRR). Note, however, that the formula in Article 429b(2) 429e(2) of the CRR results in an add-on of Ei* = 0 where no cash or security has been posted in exchange for the borrowed security.

Original source: European Banking Authority, Q&A ID 2015_1861

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