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In forceInvestment firmsLast checked 11 November 2026

Investment firm group capital test report, quarterly (IF_GROUPTEST)

A regulatory return listed by the European Banking Authority (EBA), European Union.

Article 8 of the Investment Firms Regulation lets simple investment firm groups, with their competent authority's permission, use a 'group capital test' instead of full consolidated capital requirements. Groups using it report a small set of data: the composition of own funds, the parent's holdings in and contingent liabilities to its subsidiaries, and capital requirements and related data for each subsidiary. Source

Official title: ITS on reporting and disclosures for investment firms: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2284 on supervisory reporting and disclosures of investment firms, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2159 of 27 October 2025. Module IF_GROUPTEST (Annexes VIII and IX, reporting on group capital test; templates I 11.01 to I 11.03).

Check a IFR group capital test file, freeEvery EBA rule for IFR group capital test, in plain words

The facts

Who files
Entities referred to in Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 that benefit from the group capital test under that Article report to their competent authority, by derogation from the class 2 and class 3 reporting (Article 7). The group capital test can only be used with the competent authority's permission (2021 final report, paragraph 20). Competent authorities then send the data to the EBA within 25 business days of the remittance dates (EBA Decision EBA/DC/446, Article 3(1)). Source
How often
Quarterly: 'shall report the information set out in the templates of Annex VIII in accordance with the instructions of Annex IX with a quarterly frequency' (Article 7), as at 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December (Article 1(1), point (a)). Source
Deadline
By close of business on 12 May, 11 August, 11 November and 11 February (Article 2(1), point (a)); if the date is a public holiday in the competent authority's Member State, or a Saturday or Sunday, on the following working day (Article 2(2)). Source
Format
xBRL-CSV, XBRL-XML. Firms file in the data exchange format their national authority sets, following the EBA data point model and its validation rules. Authorities send the data to the EBA in xBRL-CSV only for reference dates from 31 March 2026; for earlier reference dates the EBA accepted xBRL-XML or xBRL-CSV. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the EBA: EUCLID (European Centralised Infrastructure of Data); Pillar 3 data hub (P3DH) submissions. See how firms file with the EBA.
Status
In forceThe 4.2 page lists the ITS with 'Status: In force'. The 4.2 module version applies from reference date 31 March 2026 (the 4.2 page updates 'all other modules' for DPM 2.0 from 03/2026); first_reference_date here is that date. Reporting framework 4.4 phase 1 lists no change to this module. Source
Legal basis
Group
Investment firms
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Line4 Check for EBA reporting runs EBA's own validation rules on a IF_GROUPTEST file in your browser, free. Your file never leaves your computer. What it runs, from its published manifest:

  • EBA release 4.2: all 57 of EBA's active checks.

Every EBA rule for IFR group capital test, in plain words

It is not a substitute for the validation the supervisor runs when you submit.

Templates (3)

The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the EBA's code in brackets.

  • Own funds composition - Group capital test (I 11.01)
  • Own funds instruments - Group capital test (I 11.02)
  • Information on subsidiaries undertakings (I 11.03)

Templates of module IF_GROUPTEST in EBA release 4.2, read from the module's entry point in the taxonomy package; parts of a template split into sub-tables (a, b, c) are listed once. Source

Validation rules

5 rules, as counted from the EBA's published material. Software can run them exactly as published. Source

How they are written: Excel list with one row per rule and module version: an expression column in the EBA's DPM-XL syntax, severity (error or warning), active status and reference-date range. The same rules ship as XBRL Formula assertions in the taxonomy package..

EBA's list applies the active IF_GROUPTEST_4.2 rules to reference dates from 2026-03-31 with no end date set.

The rules, on eba.europa.eu

How they were counted

Distinct rule codes listed for module IF_GROUPTEST_4.2 in EBA's validation rules list VR_4.4.phase1_.xlsx ((from 4.0) EBA_Validation rules, latest update 12/10/2026) with IsActive = Active: 5 of 5 listed. 0 of the active rules have severity error; the rest are warnings.

Counts are in the EBA's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.

Public data

No published data from this return was found. No publication of this return's data found on the EBA's risk analysis and data pages (checked 2026-11-11). Source

Official documents (16)

The EBA's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

  • Legal Act (IF_CLASS2)

    Legal text · PDF · 1.7 MB · 27 October 2025

    Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2159, Official Journal text of 31.10.2025; date is the act date printed in the file. Shared by IF_CLASS2, IF_CLASS3 and IF_GROUPTEST.

    SHA-256 3bfb5a19563bshow in full3bfb5a19563ba357b24fd43108d009da1686c06208f048af087dac7ad306fa4b
  • Templates (IF_CLASS2)

    Template · XLSX · 116.4 KB · 5 February 2026

    New Annex X: market risk templates C 18.00 to C 24.00 for the K-NPR K-factor (class 2 firms).

    SHA-256 fdc6892c69e2show in fullfdc6892c69e26f512c823e6982b1f977046be2af3cf7c6942ce4d209315a1624
  • Instructions (IF_CLASS2)

    Instructions · DOCX · 124.5 KB · 5 February 2026

    New Annex XI: instructions for reporting of the RtM K-factor requirement on the basis of K-NPR.

    SHA-256 71e3d9971538show in full71e3d9971538d7ce56504165ad0abbce1d1dfcb0a71091ed5893307fd7764d07
  • Final Draft ITS on Reporting and disclosures for investment firms

    Reporting standard · PDF · 1.3 MB · 30 June 2021

    EBA final draft of the base ITS (reference dates, remittance dates, frequency by class); 'Last update 30 June 2021'.

    SHA-256 d15b0e30260dshow in fulld15b0e30260d027a9267b68113d4e0930654d7b9caa062b7af32aa39a7db51f1
  • Annex VIII - Reporting on group capital test

    Template · XLSX · 18.2 KB · 30 June 2021

    Final draft annex; 'Last update 30 June 2021'.

    SHA-256 faf92740ecf5show in fullfaf92740ecf57581286101d19c898ace65e9cc26bbc243e3de91268e2a982490
  • Annex IX - Reporting on group capital test

    Instructions · PDF · 111.7 KB · 30 June 2021

    Final draft annex; 'Last update 30 June 2021'.

    SHA-256 0689148006dashow in full0689148006da36de36c44498ba084821b90be7bcccf0c75888c583f067867dc9
  • Reporting framework 4.2

    List of returns · HTML

    Table 1.A maps every module of release 4.2 to its legal act, templates and instructions.

  • Taxonomy package 4.2

    Taxonomy · ZIP · 62.0 MB · 13 January 2026

    XBRL taxonomy for all 50 modules of release 4.2, including the validation rules as XBRL Formula assertions.

    SHA-256 0bf9e33720deshow in full0bf9e33720de1472e809417999cfd29e4b5eadb31750c7770622e502590bbdd0
  • Sample files 4.2

    Sample · ZIP · 2.9 MB · 13 January 2026

    SHA-256 41fb8435ce33show in full41fb8435ce33c53528bd05f8624e79acdfc7e6d8991a67870292646fb88cc0ef
  • DPM table layout and data point categorization (4.2.1)

    Template · ZIP · 17.5 MB · 27 February 2026

    Annotated Excel layouts of every template in release 4.2 and 4.2.1, with row and column codes.

    SHA-256 e022598f9f98show in fulle022598f9f98408d6920555a90c899bea5a1a2519b696703c232526a45b7cc07
  • (from 4.0) EBA_Validation rules (latest update 12/10/2026)

    Validation rules · XLSX · 1.1 MB · 12 October 2026

    One row per rule and module version, with the expression, severity, active status and reference-date range.

    SHA-256 38c190fa4c2fshow in full38c190fa4c2ff81f22a5bd2ed94f744fc64e4eb9b722676e07f89669d79b1aea
  • Small validation package 14/09/2026: Micro taxonomy package

    Validation rules · ZIP · 1.5 MB · 14 September 2026

    Severity and deactivation updates for the taxonomy (XBRL set folders).

    SHA-256 ea6184a7e3a6show in fullea6184a7e3a67016346f2154bfb04ca0a489ea829cf344239367fa216d21709f
  • EBA filing rule V5.9

    Filing rules · PDF · 1.2 MB · 26 June 2026

    Technical rules for XBRL-XML and xBRL-CSV files sent to the EBA.

    SHA-256 bbc23b9ecad5show in fullbbc23b9ecad5de0a0821bbe8bce8e4ce617652afce02e81c88d572bac4a4b293
  • DPM Know issues (uploaded on 05/11/2026)

    Known issues · XLSX · 69.9 KB · 5 November 2026

    SHA-256 c6753a428649show in fullc6753a4286496876f2e545b355f1ebaddf0e4383de522b19818c93af141327e0
  • EBA filing rule V5.8

    Filing rules · PDF · 1.1 MB · 25 February 2026

    SHA-256 dea8d520c922show in fulldea8d520c9229c52ae1f44e921a3728d769544e0f0c8937da3958f1c0197d2bf
  • FAQs for Reporting Innovations and Upcoming Releases (Updated on 25/11/2025)

    Guidance · PDF · 196.4 KB · 25 November 2025

    SHA-256 ddcccd9e56f0show in fullddcccd9e56f0c670c5fdeffda7b564dd5a7bf752e990be8e6ed3e2fe7c6fd796

Sources

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Last checked 11 November 2026.