The rule in plain words
Covered bonds issued cannot be more than debt securities issued.
EBA checks it for two columns: matching liabilities, contingent liabilities or securities lent, and from other entities of the group. That makes two checks. A failure names the one that failed.
How the Line4 Check report words itShowHide
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.
Of which: from other entities of the group: Of which: covered bonds issued <= Debt securities issued
What to do if your filing fails it
- 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
- 02Compare the values in your file. If the first is bigger than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
- 03EBA allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
- 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark F 32.04 as reported.
- 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
Asset encumbrance: sources of encumbrance (a) (F 32.04.a)
Rows
- 0090Debt securities issued
- 0100Of which: covered bonds issued
Columns
- 0010Matching liabilities, contingent liabilities or securities lent
- 0020Of which: from other entities of the group
A worked example
The first of its checks, with simple numbers.
Debt securities issued must then be at least 1,200.
A file that reports 1,200 passes. One that reports 1,100 fails, by 100.
The numbers are illustrative, reported to the unit, so the rounding tolerance does not change the result.
Show the rule as writtenShowHide
EBA's formula, as written out for the first of its checks. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.
{F_32.04.a,r0100,c0020,} <= {F_32.04.a,r0090,c0020,}The next one:
{F_32.04.a,r0100,c0010,} <= {F_32.04.a,r0090,c0010,}Other rules on F 32.04.a
- Central banks cannot be more than collateralised deposits other than repurchase agreements (v2845_m)Warning
- Securitisations issued cannot be more than debt securities issued (v2847_m)Warning
- Central banks cannot be more than repurchase agreements (v2844_m)Warning
- Deposits must equal the sum of its two parts (v2848_m)Warning
- Over-the-Counter cannot be more than derivatives (v2843_m)Warning
- Carrying amount of selected financial liabilities must equal the sum of its three parts (v2849_m)Warning
- From other entities of the group cannot be more than matching liabilities, contingent liabilities or securities lent (v2842_m)Warning
- Other sources of encumbrance must equal the sum of its four parts (v2850_m)Warning
Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.