The rule in plain words
In each of 7 columns (listed below) of Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2) (C32.02.01.03): "Total core approach" (row 0010) must equal "Portfolios under articles 9 to 17 - total category level post-diversification" (row 0030).
What to do if your return fails it
- 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
- 02The two values must be the same. Find which of the two is right, and correct the other one.
- 03The Bank of England allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
- 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark C32.02.01 as reported.
- 05This is a warning. It does not stop the return on its own, but your supervisor may ask you to explain it.
The cells it reads
Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2) (C32.02.01.03)
Rows
- R0010Total core approach
- R0030Portfolios under articles 9 to 17 - total category level post-diversification
Columns
- C0070Concentrated positions
- C0080Future admnistrative costs
- C0090Early termination
- C0100Operational risk
- C0120Upside Uncertainty
- C0210Unearned credit spreads
- C0220Investing and funding costs
A worked example
With simple numbers.
Total core approach must then be 1,200.
A file that reports 1,200 passes. One that reports 1,300 fails, by 100.
The numbers are illustrative, reported to the unit, so the rounding tolerance does not change the result.
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 warning.
The Bank’s own words and formula
The plain words above spell out the Bank’s formula, with each cell named from its templates. In the Bank of England’s list of validations, word for word:
[C32.02.01.03];[scope({t: C32.02.01.03, c:0070;0080;0090;0100;0120;0210;0220})];[{t: C32.02.01.03, r: 0010} = {t: C32.02.01.03, r: 0030}]
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The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.
{t: C32.02.01.03, r: 0010} = {t: C32.02.01.03, r: 0030}Where it applies, in the Bank's words (its scope):
scope({t: C32.02.01.03, c:0070;0080;0090;0100;0120;0210;0220, f: banking, fv: banking_reporting})Other rules on Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2) (C32.02.01.03)
- Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2): a total must equal the sum of its parts (v6338_m)Blocking
- Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2): "of which: trading book" must not be more than "Total core approach" (v6341_m)
- Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2): a total must equal the sum of its parts (v6343_m)
- Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2): a value must not be less than another (v6362_m)BlockingNot run
- Every value in 11 rows in "Fair-value assets" and "Fair-value liabilities" must be zero or more (v6573_s)Blocking
- Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2): every value in 8 rows in 5 columns must be zero or more (v6574_s)Blocking
- Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2): every value in 9 rows in 7 columns must be zero or more (v6575_s)Blocking
- Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2): a value must not be negative (v6576_s)
Every PRA banking rule on C32.02.01.03
Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision. Line4 builds SupTech software for financial regulators that runs checks like these as each return arrives.