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

Investment firm groups: group capital test: every EBA validation rule in plain words (IFR group capital test)

Investment firm groups: group capital test (IFR group capital test) is a return in EBA reporting framework 4.2, with templates I 11.01 to I 11.03.

EBA's 4.2 package has 5 validation rules for it. Line4 Check runs 5 of them (57 written-out checks): 0 can block a filing and 5 are warnings.

5rules Line4 Check runs
0can block a filing
5warnings
57written-out checks
Check a IFR group capital test file

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 - Group capital test (I 11.01)3 rules
Own funds instruments - Group capital test (I 11.02)1 rule
Information on subsidiaries undertakings (I 11.03)1 rule

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.