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Brexit - regulations and guidance

The UK has existed the EU on 31 January 2020 and currently in the transition phase until 31 December 2020. The BoE and PRA have published a number of guidance around regulatory requirements during the transition phase and on existing the transition phase.

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CRR2 - SME Support factor

SME support factor of 0.7619 for exposures up to €2.5 million and 0.85 for exposures above €2.5 million, for entities with turnover of up to €50 million.

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ICAAP, Pillar 2A and Pillar 2B

The Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) is the process in which the Board and management of the bank oversees and regularly assesses key financial and capital related aspects of the bank.

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ILAAP, Stress testing & Pillar 2

A key purpose of the Internal Liquidity Adequacy Assessment Process (ILAAP) is to document and demonstrate overall liquidity adequacy. The document informs the bank’s Board and regulators of the ongoing assessment and quantification of the bank's liquidity and funding risks, how the bank intends to mitigate those risks and how much current and future liquidity is required.

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Stress testing overview

Stress testing will assist banks to ask the right question about its business model, capital adequacy, liquidity adequacy and franchise viability. This enables board and management teams to gain a forward looking view of its business and identify suitable management actions in a severe and plausible stress event.

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Recovery Plan overview

The recovery plan is a firm’s complete menu of options addressing a range of severe financial stresses caused by idiosyncratic problems, market-wide stress or both.

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Credit Valuation Adjustment

CVA means an adjustment to the mid-market valuation of the portfolio of transactions with a counterparty. That adjustment reflects the current market value of the credit risk of the counterparty to the institution.

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Liquidity for Investment firms

Eligible ILAS BIPRU firms that are also significant IFPRU firms are eligible for modification by consent for the CRR liquidity rules, and can continue to manage and report liquidity based on BIPRU rules.

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