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Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR)
Article 290
Article 290 - Stress testing
Table of content
Article 387 - Subject matterArticle 389 - DefinitionQ&AArticle 390 - Calculation of the exposure valueITS/RTSQ&AArticle 391 - Definition of an institution for large exposures purposesITS/RTSQ&AArticle 392 - Definition of a large exposureQ&AArticle 393 - Capacity to identify and manage large exposuresArticle 394 - Reporting requirementsITS/RTSQ&AArticle 395 - Limits to large exposuresQ&AOPGLArticle 396 - Compliance with large exposures requirementsGLArticle 397 - Calculating additional own funds requirements for large exposures in the trading bookArticle 398 - Procedures to prevent institutions from avoiding the additional own funds requirementArticle 399 - Eligible credit mitigation techniquesQ&AArticle 400 - ExemptionsQ&AArticle 401 - Calculating the effect of the use of credit risk mitigation techniquesQ&AOPArticle 402 - Exposures arising from mortgage lendingQ&AArticle 403 - Substitution approachQ&AGL
Article 429 - Calculation of the leverage ratioQ&AArticle 429a - Exposures excluded from the total exposure measureQ&ADCArticle 429b - Calculation of the exposure value of assetsQ&AArticle 429c - Calculation of the exposure value of derivativesQ&AArticle 429d - Additional provisions on the calculation of the exposure value of written credit derivativesQ&AArticle 429e - Counterparty credit risk add-on for securities financing transactionsQ&AArticle 429f - Calculation of the exposure value of off-balance-sheet itemsQ&AArticle 429g - Calculation of the exposure value of regular-way purchases and sales awaiting settlementQ&A
Article 430 - Reporting on prudential requirements and financial informationITS/RTSQ&AArticle 430a - Specific reporting obligationsQ&AArticle 430b - Specific reporting requirements for market riskITS/RTSArticle 430c - Feasibility report on the integrated reporting system
Article 456 - Delegated actsQ&AOPArticle 457 - Technical adjustments and correctionsArticle 458 - Macroprudential or systemic risk identified at the level of a Member StateOPArticle 459 - Prudential requirementsArticle 460 - LiquidityITS/RTSQ&AArticle 461 - Review of the phasing-in of the liquidity coverage requirementArticle 461a - Alternative standardised approach for market riskArticle 462 - Exercise of the delegationArticle 463 - Objections to regulatory technical standardsArticle 464 - European Banking Committee
Article 290
Stress testing
1.
An institution shall have a comprehensive stress testing programme for CCR, including for use in assessment of own funds requirements for CCR, which complies with the requirements laid down in paragraphs 2 to 10.
2.
It shall identify possible events or future changes in economic conditions that could have unfavourable effects on an institution's credit exposures and assess the institution's ability to withstand such changes.
3.
The stress measures under the programme shall be compared against risk limits and considered by the institution as part of the process set out in Article 81 of Directive 2013/36/EU.
4.
The programme shall comprehensively capture trades and aggregate exposures across all forms of counterparty credit risk at the level of specific counterparties in a sufficient time frame to conduct regular stress testing.
5.
It shall provide for at least monthly exposure stress testing of principal market risk factors such as interest rates, FX, equities, credit spreads, and commodity prices for all counterparties of the institution, in order to identify, and enable the institution when necessary to reduce outsized concentrations in specific directional risks. Exposure stress testing -including single factor, multifactor and material non-directional risks- and joint stressing of exposure and creditworthiness shall be performed at the counterparty-specific, counterparty group and aggregate institution-wide CCR levels.
6.
It shall apply at least quarterly multifactor stress testing scenarios and assess material non-directional risks including yield curve exposure and basis risks. Multiple-factor stress tests shall, at a minimum, address the following scenarios in which the following occurs:
(a)
severe economic or market events have occurred;
(b)
broad market liquidity has decreased significantly;
(c)
a large financial intermediary is liquidating positions.
7.
The severity of the shocks of the underlying risk factors shall be consistent with the purpose of the stress test. When evaluating solvency under stress, the shocks of the underlying risk factors shall be sufficiently severe to capture historical extreme market environments and extreme but plausible stressed market conditions. The stress tests shall evaluate the impact of such shocks on own funds, own funds requirements and earnings. For the purpose of day-to-day portfolio monitoring, hedging, and management of concentrations the testing programme shall also consider scenarios of lesser severity and higher probability.
8.
9.
The results of the stress testing under the programme shall be reported regularly, at least on a quarterly basis, to senior management. The reports and analysis of the results shall cover the largest counterparty-level impacts across the portfolio, material concentrations within segments of the portfolio (within the same industry or region), and relevant portfolio and counterparty specific trends.
10.
Senior management shall take a lead role in the integration of stress testing into the risk management framework and risk culture of the institution and ensure that the results are meaningful and used to manage CCR. The results of stress testing for significant exposures shall be assessed against guidelines that indicate the institution's risk appetite, and referred to senior management for discussion and action when excessive or concentrated risks are identified.