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Are the redemption prices of open-ended real estate AIFs "prices" within the meaning of point 5 of Annex II of the Delegated Regulation?

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

[Question deleted] (Revised 21 December 2022) 3. Which form and name should the ‘specific information on each underlying investment option’, referred to in Article 14 of the Delegated Regulation, tak

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

Could you clarify for which intermediate holding periods should we show performance scenarios during the lifetime of a product? (E.g.: 1.1 years product, with remaining lifetime of 9 months). We belie

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

It should be clarified in Annex I of the Delegated Regulation, where the name of the group should be included and whether it should be shown in bold.

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

[Question deleted] (Revised 21 December 2022) 8. The paragraph which comes directly after the heading “Table 1” (“The person advising on or selling you this product …”) is duplicate in view to Elemen

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

What is the meaning of ‘whether this approach includes or implies a reference to a benchmark’ in Article 2a(d) of the Delegated Regulation? A UCITS or AIF managed in reference to a benchmark index is

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

If a UCITS, AIF or unit-linked insurance-based investment product does not yet have past performance data for one complete calendar year (and is not a UCITS or AIF which may provide simulated data for

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

What approach should be taken for Category 2 PRIIPs for which there is not an appropriate benchmark or proxy with sufficient historical data which meets the criteria set out in point 5 of Annex IV of

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

For Category 2 PRIIPs, is it possible to use lower percentiles of the estimated distribution of outcomes as foreseen in point 24 of the Delegated Regulation?

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

When several versions of a benchmark are available which differ in the approach taken to reinvestment of revenues, which version should be used in the past performance chart?

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

What is the meaning of indicating ‘the degree of freedom from the benchmark’ in Article 2a(d) of the Delegated Regulation?

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

Can a fund with multiple share classes use the price history of an existing share class when a new share class is created rather than use the price history of a benchmark?

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

Do the rules concerning the UCITS key investor information document (KIID) still apply?

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

The UCITS KIID framework introduced the concept of “Absolute Return Funds”. For these types of funds, there is no need to select an appropriate risk benchmark and the UCITS SRRI is determined in its e

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

In the Delegated Regulation, the VEV for flexible funds is determined by taking the maximum of the three following options: 1. VEV of the returns of the share class self-history, 2. VEV of the returns

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

Is it possible to show the complete name of the PRIIP when first mentioned in the KID and then simply refer to it as “the product” or “the Fund” thereafter?

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

What type of information should be included in the “What is this product?” section of the KID of index-tracking UCITS and index-tracking leveraged UCITS? For index-tracking UCITS, the following inform

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

Point 52(h) of Annex VI indicates that transaction costs are included in the ‘other ongoing costs’. What does this mean in terms of where transaction costs should be included in table 2 ‘Composition o

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

Annex VII of the Delegated Regulation, Table 2 on composition of costs: Cost elements in the “composition of costs” table are to be presented assuming a 0% annual return which is consistent with the p

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

Should existing retail investors within a UCITS umbrella fund, who switch or exchange units in one sub-fund for units in another, be provided with the KID for the sub-fund in which they are going into

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

In terms of the identification of sub intervals in point 7(a) of Annex IV of the Delegated Regulation are these all contained within in the time period defined in point 6 of Annex IV?

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

Is it possible to signpost to a glossary?

PRIIPs

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-11-14

Maturity floor in Standard Method for CVA

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 384

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Valuation of ASA: financial instruments with a negative fair value

Regulation (EU) No 2019/2033 (IFR) · Art. 19

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Preferential risk weight for exposures to central governments and central banks under Article 114(4) of CRR

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 114

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Application of Articles 52 and 54 of Regulation No. 575/2013 (CRR) at consolidated level

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 52

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Definition and scope of Asset Under Management

Regulation (EU) No 2019/2033 (IFR) · Art. 4

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Definition of private equity exposures in articles 155(2) and 155(3)

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 155

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Scope of COH definition under IFR

Regulation (EU) No 2019/2033 (IFR) · Art. 4

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Nature and treatment of off-balance financial leasing exposures (generated by the lag between the order of the asset and the rental starting date)

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 166

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Delta calculation internal models

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Risk weights for exposures towards Member States’ central governments and central banks denominated and funded in the domestic currency of that central government and central bank.

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 114

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Treatment of an institution’s investments into EU AIF managed by a non-EU AIFM and into closed-ended CIUs

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 132

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Reduction of own funds according to Article 78(1)(a) CRR

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Outsourcing

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. EIOPA-BoS-20-002 Guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers

EIOPA

Answered 2022-11-11

Treatment of cash on Nostro accounts – i.e., Bank’s cash held by a third party institution acting as a service provider for payment and settlement purposes

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 134

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Classification of a gurantees for trade finance off-balance sheet items according to annex 1.

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. Annex 1

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Consideration of Cloud services as outsourcing arrangements

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 74

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-11-11

Reporting Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. Article 35 of SII Directive

EIOPA

Answered 2022-11-08

Long Term Guarantees (LTGs)

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. Article 35 of SII Directive

EIOPA

Answered 2022-11-08

Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 176

EIOPA

Answered 2022-11-08

Valuation of Assets and Liabilities other than TPs

(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 · Art. Article 176 of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35

EIOPA

Answered 2022-11-08

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Risk-Free Interest Rate - Credit and currency adjustments · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2022-10-28

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Risk-Free Interest Rate - Extrapolation · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2022-10-28

C 91.00: Relevant scenario for own funds requirements

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 430

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-10-28

v7386_m and v7387_m (COREP)

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 430

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-10-28

Inclusion of CCR into C 08.07 and CR6-A

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 430

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-10-28

C 34.06 - Counterparty with dual Counterparty Type

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 430

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-10-28

Reporting of gold positions in C 22.00

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 1

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-10-28

Classification of derivative exposures in a CIU for standardised approach

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 430

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-10-28

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