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

High earners, investment firms: every EBA validation rule in plain words (REM high earners (IF))

High earners, investment firms (REM high earners (IF)) is a return in EBA reporting framework 4.2, with templates R 04.01.a to R 04.01.c.

EBA's 4.2 package has 137 validation rules for it. Line4 Check runs 127 of them (1,202 written-out checks): 0 can block a filing and 127 are warnings. EBA has switched 10 off.

127rules Line4 Check runs
0can block a filing
127warnings
1,202written-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. Rules are warnings unless marked blocking.

Information on the remuneration of high earners - IFD (I) (R 04.01.a)124 rules
Information on the remuneration of high earners - IFD (II) (R 04.01.b)2 rules
Information on the remuneration of high earners - IFD (III) (R 04.01.c)1 rule
10 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.

v12120_m, v12305_m, v12306_m, v12307_m, v12308_m, v12309_m, v12310_m, v12311_m, v12408_m, v12410_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.