Article 281
Interest rate risk positions
1. In order to calculate interest rate risk position, institutions shall apply the following provisions.
2. For interest rate risk positions from the following:
(a) |
money deposits received from the counterparty as collateral; |
(b) |
a payment legs; |
(c) |
underlying debt instruments, |
to which in each case a capital charge of 1,60 % or less applies in accordance with Table 1 of Article 336, institutions shall assign those positions to one of the six hedging sets for each currency set out in Table 4.
Table 4
|
Government referenced interest rates |
Non-government referenced interest rates |
Maturity |
< 1 year |
< 1 year |
>1 ≤ 5 years |
> 5 years |
|
>1 ≤ 5 years |
> 5 years |
3. For interest rate risk positions from underlying debt instruments or payment legs for which the interest rate is linked to a reference interest rate that represents a general market interest level, the remaining maturity shall be the length of the time interval up to the next re-adjustment of the interest rate. In all other cases, it shall be the remaining life of the underlying debt instrument or, in the case of a payment leg, the remaining life of the transaction.