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Application of a Permanent Partial Use exemption under Article 150(1)(d) to the European Commission

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 150

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-04-04

Scope of CRR definition of Financial Institution

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 4

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-03-24

Deduction of deferred tax assets

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 478

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-03-14

Sequence of write down of shares and subordinated debt

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 47, 48

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-03-07

Market risk capital treatment for third country CIU positions

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 349

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-02-28

[Supervisory Benchmarking Exercise] Annex II, C 102, Column 110 - Filling in for LDPs

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-02-28

Capital requirements for regular-way transactions during the settlement cycle

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 378

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-02-09

Use of Initial Margin (IM) posted by a Client as risk-mitigating effect in the calculation of the own funds requirement for CCP transactions the Clearing Member bank has with that Client

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 223

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-02-08

Calculation of the maximum risk weighted exposure amount (RWEA) for securitisation positions in accordance with Article 260 CRR [prior to Regulation 2017/2401]

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 268

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-02-01

MTF operator being a member/participant of its own MTF

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Question Published

Submitted 2017-01-31

Applicability of Directive 2001/24/EC by virtue of Article 117 para 1 subpara 4 of Directive 2014/59/EU

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 117

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-01-24

Exercise of the power to convert liabilities towards creditors

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 43(3), 43(5)(a), 44(2), 46(1)(b), 75, and 101(2)

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-01-20

Deposits referred to the in Article 7(8) DGSD

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 43, 108

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2017-01-20

Funded and unfunded credit protection

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-12-21

Position limits and short positions

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Question Published

Submitted 2016-12-19

Recapitalization

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 19-26

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-12-09

Necessary prior authorisation in Article 60

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 60

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-12-05

Deposits covered by third country deposit guarantee schemes

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 44

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-12-05

Liability already accrued

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 60

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-11-23

Calculation of distributable items for Additional Tier 1 instruments which is inconsistent across the EU

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 4

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-11-11

Prudential treatment of extraordinary ex-post contributions to resolution funds pursuant to Article 104 of the BRRD

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 111

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-11-09

Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements for Standalone Solo Banks with a Third Country Parent

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 6, 13

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-11-09

Application of the risk indicators in specific cases - Liquidity sub-group

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. Article 103

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-11-03

Risk retention and credit risk mitigation

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 405

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-10-21

Application of 8% requirement to group resolution

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 44

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-10-19

Difference between a reduction and a write-down

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 60

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-10-19

Investment advice on an independent basis

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries

ESMA Question Published

Submitted 2016-10-10

Determination of the recapitalisation amount of MREL (in the RTS on MREL)

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 45

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-10-07

Definition of "originator"

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 405

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-10-04

Calculation of “total liabilities including own funds”

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 44

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-09-22

Standardised approach risk weighting

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 123, 124, 125, 126

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-09-06

SA securitisation framework – calculation of the concentration ratio

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 253

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-09-06

Is a tied agent of the investment firm a financial institution and should it be included in prudential consolidation

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 4 and 18

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-08-18

Rating of subsidiaries

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 172

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-08-10

Determination of proxy spreads for the calculation of CVA risk under the advanced method

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 383

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-08-04

Items associated with particular high risk

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 128

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-07-26

Clarification is sought on the treatment of defined benefit pension funds for the purposes of determining market risk RWA

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 41

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-07-21

Max amount of cash leverage in the mandate of an AIF in order to NOT be considered as a high risk exposure

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 128

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-07-20

Treatment of irrevocable payment commitments according to Article 103(3) BRRD

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 111, 112, 134; 166, 147 156

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-07-15

Delta equivalent amount of cash-or-nothing digital (binary) options

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 329, 352, 358

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-07-04

Assignment of exposures to exposure class of Public Sector Entities

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 116

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-07-01

Clarification on "explicit guarantee arrangements"

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 4

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-06-17

VaR Multipliers

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 366 CRR

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-05-31

Treatment of exposures to non-EU equivalent investment firms, non-EU equivalent credit institutions and non-EU equivalent exchanges.

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 107

EBA Question under review

Submitted 2016-05-19

General principles governing resolution

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 34

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-05-09

Hedging derivatives in country splits of FINREP

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-04-17

Use of deposit guarantee scheme

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 109

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-04-15

Governing Law of the Instruments under Article 66.4.(a) of the BRRD

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 66

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-04-13

bail in of interbank deposits with original maturity of less than seven days

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 44

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-03-23

AT1 distribution and full year loss

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. article 141

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2016-03-22

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