1 min readSwitched off by EBAEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

For investment firms that do not benefit from the derogation under Article 32(4)(a) at an institutional level Thereof: fixed remuneration o cannot be more than total fixed remuneration in year N (EBA rule v12607_m)

A check in the remuneration benchmarking, investment firms return, REM benchmarking (IF), on template R 02.01, information on remuneration of identified staff in investment firms.

EBA switched this rule off in its 4.2 severity package (January 2026), so it does not run on reporting framework 4.2 filings. EBA's list of validation rules of 12 October 2026 still has it switched off. Line4 Check does not run it either.

The rule in plain words

For investment firms that do not benefit from the derogation under Article 32(4)(a) at an institutional level Thereof: fixed remuneration o cannot be more than total fixed remuneration (in EUR) in year N.

All the values are in the MB management function column (0020) of R 02.01.

EBA writes it out four times. These words are for the first; the others are the same rule on other cells.

The template it checks

Information on remuneration of identified staff in investment firms (R 02.01)

Rows

  • 0030Total fixed remuneration (in EUR) in year N
  • 0410For investment firms that do not benefit from the derogation under Article 32(4)(a) at an institutional level Thereof: fixed remuneration o

Column

  • 0020MB Management function
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}.

{R_02.01,r0410,c0020,} <= {R_02.01,r0030,c0020,}

And 3 more, the same formula for the other cells it covers.

Every REM benchmarking (IF) rule, by template

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