CP13/6 - CRD IV for Investment Firms - Financial Conduct Authority

FCA 2013/xx
[Note: article 83(3) of CRD]
2.2.29 R As part of its obligations under the overall Pillar 2 rule, a firm must consider
whether the value adjustments and provisions taken for positions and
portfolios in the trading book enable the firm to sell or hedge out its positions
within a short period without incurring material losses under normal market
conditions.
[Note: article 98(4) of CRD]
Interest risk arising from non-trading book activities
2.2.30 R A firm must implement systems to identify, evaluate and manage the risk
arising from potential changes in interest rates that affect a firm’s non-trading
activities.
[Note: article 84 of CRD]
2.2.31 R (1) As part of its obligations under the overall Pillar 2 rule, a firm must
carry out an evaluation of its exposure to the interest-rate risk arising
from its non-trading activities.
(2) The evaluation under (1) must cover the effect of a sudden and
unexpected parallel change in interest rates of 200 basis points in both
directions.
(3) A firm must immediately notify the FCA if any evaluation under this
rule suggests that, as a result of the change in interest rates described
in (2), the economic value of the firm would decline by more than 20%
of its own funds.
(4) A firm must carry out the evaluation under (1) as frequently as
necessary for it to be reasonably satisfied that it has at all times a
sufficient understanding of the degree to which it is exposed to the
risks referred to in (1) and the nature of that exposure. In any case it
must carry out those evaluations no less frequently than once a year.
[Note: article 98(5) of CRD]
Operational risk
2.2.32 R A firm must implement policies and processes to evaluate and manage the
exposure to operational risk, including model risk and to cover low-frequency
high severity events. Without prejudice to the definition of operational risk, a
firm must articulate what constitutes operational risk for the purposes of those
policies and procedures.
[Note: article 85(1) of CRD]
2.2.33 R A firm must have in place adequate contingency and business continuity plans
aimed at ensuring that in the case of a severe business disruption the firm is
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