1 min readBlockingBank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1Updated 11 November 2026

Market risk: internal model approach 1A (MKR IMA1A): the total expected shortfall over the previous 60 working days (OF24.01.01.01, Bank of England check boe_b0551)

A blocking check on the market risk: internal model approach 1A (MKR IMA1A) template (OF24.01.01.01), in the own funds (PRA001) return.

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) return, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all three test files of that return.

The rule in plain words

The total expected shortfall over the previous 60 working days

In row "Total positions" (0010) of Market risk: internal model approach 1A (MKR IMA1A) (OF24.01.01.01): "Total" (column 0090) must equal "Total" (column 0040) multiplied by 0.5 plus "Total" (column 0080) multiplied by 0.5.

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Add up the parts in your return and compare the result with the total.
  3. 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong cell, or the total is out of date.
  4. 04The Bank of England allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  5. 05It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF24.01.01 as reported.
  6. 06This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Market risk: internal model approach 1A (MKR IMA1A) (OF24.01.01.01)

Row

  • R0010Total positions

Columns

  • C0040Total
  • C0080Total
  • C0090Total

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.

Show the formulaShow

The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

{t: OF24.01.01.01, r: 0010, c: 0090} = ({t: OF24.01.01.01, r: 0010, c: 0040} * 0.5) + ({t: OF24.01.01.01, r: 0010, c: 0080} * 0.5)

Every PRA banking rule on OF24.01.01.01

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