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1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Neither of the two values it checks in level of concentration risk -total own cash deposited can be negative (I 08.03, EBA rule v10998_s)

A warning in the investment firms, class 2 return (IFR class 2), on template I 08.03, level of concentration risk -total own cash deposited.

Check your file against this ruleWhat to do if it fails

The rule in plain words

None of the values it checks in level of concentration risk -total own cash deposited can be negative.

EBA checks it for two columns: amount of firm's cash deposits at the institution and percentage of client securities deposited at this institution. That makes two checks. A failure names the one that failed.

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

The first of its checks, word for word as the report shows it when it fails. The others read the same, with their own column, row or sheet.

Percentage of client securities deposited at this institution: Percentage of client securities deposited at this institution >= 0

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Look for a value with the wrong sign in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
  3. 03EBA compares the values exactly here: there is no rounding tolerance.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark I 08.03 as reported.
  5. 05This is a warning. It does not stop the filing on its own, but your authority may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

Level of concentration risk -total own cash deposited (I 08.03)

Columns

  • 0050Amount of firm's cash deposits at the institution
  • 0060Percentage of client securities deposited at this institution

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

What the rule then expects

Percentage of client securities deposited at this institution must then be at least 0.

0Passes
-100Fails

A file that reports 0 passes. One that reports -100 fails, by 100.

The numbers are illustrative.

Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula, as written out for the first of its checks. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

{I_08.03,,c0060,} >= 0

The next one:

{I_08.03,,c0050,} >= 0

Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.