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CCR2 + FRTB: Delta intra bucket correlation for the risk class “foreign exchange risk”

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 325ay

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-07-15

Recognition of deducted items in calculation of own funds requirements for market risk

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-07-15

Deduction of pledged own shares from Common Equity Tier 1 items

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 36

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-07-15

Reporting Templates

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

EIOPA

Answered 2022-07-12

Reporting of Emission Allowances

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-07-11

Reporting of Emission Allowances

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-07-11

Reporting of Emission Allowances

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-07-11

Reporting Templates

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

EIOPA

Answered 2022-07-08

Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

(EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. 117

EIOPA

Answered 2022-07-06

Reconciliation frequency for funds trading on a daily basis

Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS) Directive 2009/65/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-07-01

Reconciliations with tri-party collateral managers

Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS) Directive 2009/65/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-07-01

Responsibility to ensure compliance with the rules governing marketing communications

Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS) Directive 2009/65/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-07-01

Reporting Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities, (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. 35 of SII Directive

EIOPA

Answered 2022-07-01

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. Article 209, 210, 215

EIOPA

Answered 2022-07-01

Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

(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 · Art. 84 and 88 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35

EIOPA

Answered 2022-07-01

Freedom to provide services (Art. 4 and 5 IDD)

(EU) No 2017/2358 - product oversight and governance requirements for insurance, (EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive · Art. 4, 5 and 25 IDD; Article 3(4) of the Commission Delegated Regulation 2017/2358

EIOPA

Answered 2022-07-01

Reporting Templates

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

EIOPA

Answered 2022-07-01

Reporting Templates

Guidelines on reporting and public disclosure · Art. 35 of SII Directive

EIOPA

Answered 2022-07-01

Risk concentration

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 184(3) and 187(5)

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-29

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. 171a, 84, 168

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-29

Risk concentration

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 187

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-29

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. 188

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-29

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. 184(2)(b)(ii) and 335

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-29

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. 9, 16, 174

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-24

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. 168

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-24

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. 168, 174

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-24

Readily available data

Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) - Regulation 2016/1011

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-06-23

Scope of the new Article 11(1a) of MAR

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-06-23

Real estate inspection for real estate valuation

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 79

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-06-10

Validations

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. Article 109a (1) of SII Directive 2009/138/EC; Art. 5(2) of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-10

Other

(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) · Art. Articles 41, 44 of SII Directive; Articles 258, 259, 274 of Delegated Regulation 2015/35

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-10

Reporting Templates

Guidelines on reporting and public disclosure · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-10

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Risk-Free Interest Rate - VA calculations · Art. 9.E.

EIOPA

Answered 2022-06-07

Performance fees

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Directive 2011/61/EU · Art. Section XV: ESMA’s guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-05-20

Performance reference period for the benchmark model

Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS) Directive 2009/65/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-05-20

Performance reference period for the hurdle rate model

Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS) Directive 2009/65/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-05-20

Other

Other · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2022-05-20

General provisions

Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business · Art. Directive (EU) 2015/2366

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-05-19

General provisions

Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-05-19

General provisions

Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-05-19

Investor protection and marketing communication

Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-05-19

General provisions

Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business · Art. Article 10(3) ECSPR

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-05-19

General provisions

Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business · Art. Article 10(4) ECSPR

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-05-19

Do financial advisers, when providing MiFID II investment advice, have to comply with disclosure obligations in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 in good time before the client is bound by any

SFDR

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-05-17

For the purpose of the disclosure of principal adverse impacts under Article 4(5)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2019/208, when a financial adviser recommends financial products or instruments that are not col

SFDR

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-05-17

Do Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 apply only for new financial products or also for existing financial products on the date of application, 10 March 2021 (even for those financial prod

SFDR

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-05-17

Is it possible for financial market participants that are below the threshold set by Article 4(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and choose not to consider adverse impacts of investment decision

SFDR

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-05-17

Considering that the reference to good governance in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 only relates to 'companies', and that Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088, via the definition of 'sustain

SFDR

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-05-17

If a financial adviser only considers in its advisory process products which are not in scope of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (i.e. shares of listed companies, corporate bonds, etc.), should the financia

SFDR

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-05-17

Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 exempts insurance intermediaries which provide insurance advice with regard to IBIPs and investment firms which provide investment advice that are enterprises i

SFDR

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-05-17

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