EIOPA · 2112
Reporting Templates
- Regulation
- (EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities
- Article
- NA
- Topic
- Reporting Templates
- Submitted
- 2020-02-19
- Answered
- 2020-05-08
Question
Different values for the “Unit Solvency II price” or “Unit percentage of par amount Solvency II price” are not necessarily a quality issue.For investments held in various legal entities, minor differences may arise among others due to the following reasons:- Different time zones- Different currencies and consequently currency translation- Different trading platforms- Different market data providers
Please note that we are not talking about major deviations, but small differences due to the reasons mentioned above.Additionally local entities are partly obliged by their local regulator/local laws to use specific market values that have different rules.Changing the data on group level is not an option. Therefore our entities would have to use two different market values (one local and one for the group). That would be a huge impact and effort for the whole Group.May you please confirm that minor differences in "Solvency II price" or "Unit percentage of par amount Solvency II price" are allowed due to the reasons mentioned above?Otherwise please advise how differences should be avoided.
Answer
Our reporting requirements require that "Unit Solvency II price" and "Unit percentage of par amount Solvency II price" must be unique per investment. We acknowledge that small deviations are possible for the same assets for reasons as you mentioned in your question. However, when the report prices deviate significant (for example more than 5 percent) from the reference market prices, this is considered a data quality issue.
If no unique price is available, the reported "Unit Solvency II price" and "Unit percentage of par amount Solvency II price" could be calculated as the weighted average of the reported prices by the solo entities provided that both the prices of solo entities as well as the calculated price do not deviate significantly from the reference market prices. In addition, the prices reported should ensure compliance with the validation rules specifying that the “Total Solvency II amount" should be equal to the product of "Quantity" and "Unit Solvency II price" plus "Accrued interest" or the product of "Par amount" and "Unit percentage of par amount Solvency II price" plus "Accrued interest".
This Q&A is published by European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and is non-binding. It does not constitute legal advice. Updated weekly from official ESA sources.
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