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All regulations Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Directive 2011/61/EU Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) - Regulation 2016/1011 Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) Regulation (EU) No 909/2014- PTR- CSDR Credit Rating Agencies Regulation (CRAR) Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Directive 2002/87/EC (FiCOD) Directive 2009/110/EC (EMD) Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) Directive 2014/17/EU (MCD) Directive 2014/49/EU (DGSD) Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) Directive 2014/65/EU - Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) Directive 2014/92/EU (PAD) Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) Directive 2022/2556/EU (DORA Dir) Directive (EU) 2015/849 (AMLD) Directive (EU) 2019/2034 (IFD) EIOPA-BoS/18-114 - Information request towards NCAs regarding provision of occupational pensions information EIOPA-BoS-23-030 - Regular information requests regarding provision of occupational pensions information EMIR ESGR - Regulation (EU) 2024/3005 (EU) 2016/2341 - IORP II Directive (EU) 2016/2341 - IORP II Directive, (EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive (EU) 2016/2341 - IORP II Directive, Other (EU) 2017/653 - PRIIPs Delegated Regulation for key information document (EU) 2017/653 - PRIIPs Delegated Regulation for key information document, (EU) No 1286/2014 - PRIIPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 - Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) (EU) 2019/1238 - Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP), (EU) 2022/2454 - ITS with regard to supervisory reporting of risk concentrations and intra-group transactions (FICOD, (EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision, EIOPA-BoS-23-030 - Regular information requests regarding provision of occupational pensions information (EU) 2019/2088 - SFDR (EU) 2020/852 - Taxonomy Regulation (EU) 2022/2454 - ITS with regard to supervisory reporting of risk concentrations and intra-group transactions (FICOD (EU) 2022/2454 - ITS with regard to supervisory reporting of risk concentrations and intra-group transactions (FICOD, (EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision (EU) 2022/2554 - Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) (EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision (EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision, (EU) 2023/895 - ITS for the disclosure of solvency and financial condition report (EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision, (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) (EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision, Other (EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision, Revised Guidelines on Contract Boundaries, Guidelines on contract boundaries (EU) 2023/895 - ITS for the disclosure of solvency and financial condition report EU Green Bond Regulation (EU) 2023/2361 (EU) No 1286/2014 - PRIIPs Regulation (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) (EU) No 2015/2011 - lists of regional governments & local authorities, exposures to be treated as to central government (EU) No 2015/2013 - standard deviations in relation to health risk equalisation systems (EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities (EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities, (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) (EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities, Guidelines on reporting and public disclosure (EU) No 2015/2451 - templates and structure of the disclosure of specific information by supervisory authorities (EU) No 2015/2451 - templates and structure of the disclosure of specific information by supervisory authorities, (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) (EU) No 2015/2452 - procedures, formats and templates of the solvency and financial condition report (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), (EU) No 2015/2011 - lists of regional governments & local authorities, exposures to be treated as to central government (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), (EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), (EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities, (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on application of outwards reinsurance (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on contract boundaries (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on group solvency (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on implementation of the long-term guarantee measures (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on look-through approach (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on methodology for equivalence assessments by national supervisory authorities under Solvency II (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on recognition and valuation of assets and liabilities other than technical provisions (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on valuation of technical provisions (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on valuation of technical provisions, (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Other (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Risk-Free Interest Rate - General questions (EU) No 2016/1800 - allocation of Credit Assessments of external CA institutions to objective scale of credit quality steps (EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive (EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive, (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) (EU) No 2017/1469 - standardised presentation format for the insurance product information document (EU) No 2017/1469 - standardised presentation format for the insurance product information document, Guidelines on classification of own funds (EU) No 2017/2358 - product oversight and governance requirements for insurance (EU) No 2017/2358 - product oversight and governance requirements for insurance, (EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive (EU) No 2017/2358 - product oversight and governance requirements for insurance, Preparatory Guidelines on product oversight & governance arrangements by insurance undertakings & insurance distributors, (EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive (EU) No 2017/2359 - info requirements and conduct of business rules applicable European Long-Term Investment Funds Regulation (ELTIF) Regulation (EU) 2015/760 European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Regulation (EU) No 648/2012- MDP European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Regulation (EU) No 648/2012- PTR- Derivatives European Social Entrepreneurship Funds Regulation (EuSEF) Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 European Venture Capital Regulation (EuVECA) Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 Guidelines on application of life underwriting risk module Guidelines on application of outwards reinsurance Guidelines on basis risk Guidelines on classification of own funds Guidelines on classification of own funds, (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) Guidelines on contract boundaries Guidelines on financial stability reporting Guidelines on financial stability reporting, Guidelines on reporting for financial stability purposes Guidelines on group solvency Guidelines on health catastrophe risk sub-module Guidelines on look-through approach Guidelines on loss-absorbing capacity of technical provisions and deferred taxes Guidelines on own risk and solvency assessment Guidelines on recognition and valuation of assets and liabilities other than technical provisions Guidelines on reporting and public disclosure Guidelines on reporting for financial stability purposes Guidelines on ring-fenced funds Guidelines on submission of information to NCAs (Preparatory phase) Guidelines on supervision of branches of third-country insurance undertakings Guidelines on supervisory review process Guidelines on system of governance Guidelines on the Forward looking assessment of own risks Guidelines on treatment of related undertakings, including participations Guidelines on use of internal models Guidelines on valuation of technical provisions Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- MDP Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets MiCA Other Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products Regulation (PRIIPS) Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 PRIIPs Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129 Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business Regulation 2021/23 - recovery and resolution of central counterparties (CCPRRR) Regulation 648/2012 - OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) - CCPs Regulation (EU) 2015/847 (WTR) (recast) Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 - Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 - The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) Regulation (EU) 2022/858 - DLT Pilot Regime Regulation (DLTR) Regulation (EU) 2023/1113 (WTR II) Regulation (EU) 2024/886 (IPR) Regulation (EU) No 2017/2402 (SecReg) Regulation (EU) No 2019/2033 (IFR) Regulation (EU) No 2022/2554 (DORA Reg) Regulation (EU) No 2023/1114 (MiCAR) Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (EMIR) Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 (CSDR) - only RTS 2017/390 Revised Guidelines on Contract Boundaries Revised Guidelines on valuation of technical provisions Revised Guidelines on valuation of technical provisions, (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) Revised Guidelines on valuation of technical provisions, (EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) Risk-Free Interest Rate - Credit and currency adjustments Risk-Free Interest Rate - Deep, Liquid and Transparent maturities Risk-Free Interest Rate - Extrapolation Risk-Free Interest Rate - Extrapolation, Risk-Free Interest Rate - Financial market data Risk-Free Interest Rate - Extrapolation, Risk-Free Interest Rate - General questions, Risk-Free Interest Rate - VA calculations Risk-Free Interest Rate - Financial market data Risk-Free Interest Rate - General questions Risk-Free Interest Rate - Matching adjustment Risk-Free Interest Rate - Matching adjustment, (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) Risk-Free Interest Rate - VA calculations Risk-Free Interest Rate - VA calculations, Risk-Free Interest Rate - VA representative portfolios Risk-Free Interest Rate - VA representative portfolios Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) Regulation (EU) 2015/2365- MDP Securitisation Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 SFDR Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 Symmetric adjustment of the equity capital charge Transparency Directive (TD) Directive 2004/109/EC Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS) Directive 2009/65/EC
7,005 Q&As · page 126 of 141
Disclosure requirement on individual basis
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 13., 433.
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-27
Error in validation v0623_m (C.21.00 – MKR SA EQU)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-27
Scaling factor for IRBA securitisations with 1250% risk weight under the Ratings Based Method
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 261
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-27
Scope for probation period
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-27
Consideration from residual values in the LCR calculation
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 425
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-27
Inclusion of consolidated current and year-end profits in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 26
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-20
Scope of deposit monopoly
Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 9
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-13
Validation rule v1384_m
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-13
Large Exposures - maturity buckets
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 394
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-13
The approach that AMA credit institutions should use when determining the relevant indicator in order to fill in C 16.00 – Operational risk template.
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-13
Reporting of 10 largest exposures to institutions (correct counting in a case where 2 clients in a group of connected clients are institutions)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 394
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-13
Country of incorporation of SMEs and application of the supporting factor
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 501
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-13
Table 11.1 - notional amount of derivatives used in two hedge relationshops (fair value and cash flow hedges)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-13
Leasing: Residual value risk
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 134
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-06
Handling of unrealised gains/losses in Own Funds and Exposures
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 467, 468
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-03-06
Statement of profit or loss
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-27
Reporting "type of connection" in column 040 of LE3 (C 29.00)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 4
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-27
Aggregate Liabilities
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 415
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-20
LCR Inflows: current accounts with other credit institutions
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 425
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-20
Exemption of purchased receivables from Aricle 405's retention requirement
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 405
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-20
Short positions in financial institution capital instruments
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 45, 59, 69
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-20
Where and how much to report forward starting repo or reverse repo ?
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 422
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-20
Inclusion of interim profits / Deduction of losses in own funds
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 26, 36
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-20
Risk Retention
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 405
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-20
Intra-group financial support with regard to third countries
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 19
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Meaning of "initial" recovery plan
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 27
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Use of the resolution fund
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 101
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Differences between proportionality in the CRD IV and Simplified obligations in the BRRD.
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 4
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Notification of stakeholders in the context of intra-group financial support
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 25
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Simplified obligations regarding recovery and resolution plans for a subsidiary constituting a significant share in the financial system of a Member State
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 4
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Transfer of rights and liabilities in the context of the Asset Separation Tool
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 42
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Relation between the sale of business tool and take-over bid requirements
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 38
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Transfer of assets / Consideration paid by the purchaser
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 38, 39
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Transfer of shareholders in the context of sale of business, Bridge Bank, Asset Separation
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 43
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Clarificaion of "value of an instrument" in Article 48(2)
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 48
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Liabilities guaranteed by third parties subject to bail-in
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 2, 44
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Asset transfer in case of sale of business tool
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 38, 83
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Approval of business reorganisation plan
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 52
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Resolution powers in relation to third country branches
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 96
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Deposit Guarantee Scheme (DGS) contributions couning towards the 8% requirement
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 44, 109
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
On-balance sheet netting and exemption from the Large Exposures limits - question 1
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 395, 400
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
On-balance sheet netting and exemption from the Large Exposures limits
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 400
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-02-06
Non transferred assets, rights and liabilities of shareholders or creditors
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 38, 40, 42
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-01-30
Bail-in tool
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 44
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-01-30
Actions of a Special Manager
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 35
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-01-30
Use of an existing legal person as a bridge Institution
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 40
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-01-30
Appointment of Temporary Administrator
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 29
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-01-30
Bridge Insitution Tool
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 41
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-01-30
Timing of Valuation
Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 36
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-01-30
Treatment of Cash collateral
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 100
EBA Final Q&A
Answered 2015-01-16
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