Translation of "Lever des fonds propres " (French → English) :

The CRR and CRD IV set out a more prudent definition of eligible capital and require higher minimum regulatory capital in all EU banks, ensuring that the capital that banks need to hold adequately reflects the risks they take.

The draft directive introduces additional requirements for a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% CET 1 identical for all banks in the EU, and an institution-specific countercyclical capital buffer , as well as the possibility for member states to introduce a systemic risk buffer of additional CET 1 capital for the financial sector or one or more subsets of it.

The review carried out by the Irish central bank identified capital needs of €13.3 billion for AIB (broken down as €11.9 billion in Core Tier 1 capital and €1.4 billion in contingent capital) and €1.5 billion for EBS (broken down as €1.3 billion in Core Tier 1 capital and € 0.2 billion in contingent capital).

The Commission should also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU in respect of technical adjustments to Directive 2006/49/EC to clarify definitions to ensure uniform application of that Directive or to take account of developments on financial markets; to adjust the amounts of initial capital prescribed by certain provisions of that Directive and specific amounts relevant to the calculation of capital requirements for the trading book to take account of developments in the economic and monetary field; to adjust the categories of investment firms eligible for certain derogations to required minimum levels of own funds to tak ...[+++]e account of developments on financial markets; to clarify the requirement that investment firms hold own funds equivalent to one quarter of their fixed overheads of the preceding year to ensure uniform application of that Directive; to align terminology and definitions with subsequent relevant acts; to adjust technical provisions of that Directive on the calculation of capital requirements for various classes of risk and large exposures, on the use of internal models to calculate capital requirements and on trading in order to take account of developments on financial markets or in risk measurement or accounting standards, or in Union legislation, or which have regard to the convergence of supervisory practices; and to take account of the outcome of the review of various matters relating to the scope of Directive 2004/39/EC.

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 32006L0049 - EN - Directive 2006/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions (recast) - DIRECTIVE - OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL // CALCULATING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITION RISK // CALCULATING CAPITAL REQUIREMETNS FOR SETTLEMENT AND COUNTERPARTY CREDIT RISK // CALCULATING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN-EXCHANGE RISK // CALCULATING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMODITIES RISK // USE OF INTERNAL MODELS TO CALCULATE CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS // CALCULATING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ...[+++] LARGE EXPOSURES // TRADING // REPEALED DIRECTIVES // CORRELATION TABLE

(i) the multiple use of elements eligible for the calculation of own funds at the level of the financial conglomerate (multiple gearing) as well as any inappropriate intra-group creation of own funds must be eliminated; in order to ensure the elimination of multiple gearing and the intra-group creation of own funds, competent authorities shall apply by analogy the relevant principles laid down in the relevant sectoral rules.