1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

The absolute value of custody assets [by type of customer] cannot be less than the absolute value of custody assets [by type of customer] entrusted to other entities (EBA rule v23826_h)

A warning in the financial reporting return (FINREP 9), on template F 22.02, assets involved in the services provided.

The rule in plain words

The absolute value of custody assets [by type of customer] cannot be less than the absolute value of custody assets [by type of customer] entrusted to other entities.

All the values are in the amount of the assets involved in the services provided column (0010) of F 22.02.

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

Word for word as the report shows it when the rule fails.

the absolute value of Custody assets [by type of customer] >= the absolute value of Of which: entrusted to other entities

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Compare the values in your file. If the first is smaller than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
  3. 03EBA allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark F 22.02 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

Assets involved in the services provided (F 22.02)

Rows

  • 0060Custody assets [by type of customer]
  • 0090Of which: entrusted to other entities

Column

  • 0010Amount of the assets involved in the services provided
Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

abs({F_22.02,r0060,c0010,}) >= abs({F_22.02,r0090,c0010,})

Every FINREP 9 rule, by template

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