The rule in plain words
Total Risk exposure amount for Default Risk Capital (DRC) shall be equal to 12.5 * DRC Own Funds Requirements
In row "Total Default Risk Capital Requirement (DRC)" (0010) of Market risk: ASA default risk capital requirement (AS8 DRC) (OF91.08.01.01): "Total risk exposure amount" (column 0040) must equal "Own funds requirements" (column 0030) multiplied by 12.5.
This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit. It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF91.08.01 as reported.
The cells it reads
Own funds requirements (CA2) (OF02.00.01.01)
Row
- R0573Default risk capital (DRC)
Column
- C0010All approaches
Market risk: ASA default risk capital requirement (AS8 DRC) (OF91.08.01.01)
Row
- R0010Total Default Risk Capital Requirement (DRC)
Column
- C0030Own funds requirements
Which returns it applies to
Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) return on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to own funds (PRA001) returns, as a blocking check.
The Bank’s own words and formula
The first paragraph of the plain words above is the Bank of England’s own, word for word, from its list of validations. The second spells out its formula, with each cell named from its templates.
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The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.
{t: OF91.08.01.01, r: 0010, c: 0040} = {t: OF91.08.01.01, r: 0010, c: 0030} * 12.5Other rules on Market risk: ASA default risk capital requirement (AS8 DRC) (OF91.08.01.01)
- Market risk: ASA default risk capital requirement (AS8 DRC): the gross JTD amounts for long exposures, which must be zero or positive (boe_b0425)Blocking
- Market risk: ASA default risk capital requirement (AS8 DRC): the gross JTD amounts for short exposures, which must be zero or negative (boe_b0938)Blocking
Every PRA banking rule on OF91.08.01.01
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