3 min read · EBA reporting framework 4.2 · Updated 10 November 2026

Investment firms, class 3: every EBA validation rule in plain words (IFR class 3)

Investment firms, class 3 (IFR class 3) is a return in EBA reporting framework 4.2, with templates I 01.01 to I 09.01.

EBA's 4.2 package has 39 validation rules for it. Line4 Check runs 37 of them (78 written-out checks): 0 can block a filing and 37 are warnings. EBA has switched 2 off.

37rules Line4 Check runs
0can block a filing
37warnings
78written-out checks

The rules, by template

Each rule in plain words, its code in brackets. Open one for what to do if your filing fails it. A rule that reads more than one template is listed under the first.

Own Funds composition (Class 3 IF) (I 01.01)11 rules
Own Funds requirements (Class 3 IF) (I 02.03)2 rules
Fixed Overheads requirement calculation (Class 3 IF) (I 03.01)4 rules
Level of activity - Thresholds review (I 05.00)19 rules
Liquidity requirements (Class 3 IF) (I 09.01)1 rule

Templates with no rule of their own

Rules on other templates can still read them.

  • Capital ratios (Class 3 IF) (I 02.04)
2 rules EBA has switched off

EBA has switched these off, in its 4.2 severity package or since then in its list of validation rules (latest update 12 October 2026): they do not apply to 4.2 filings.

v11125_m, v11137_m

Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision. See every return on EBA validation rules in plain words.