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AI Summary of Article 33 Cash flow hedges and changes in the value of own liabilities

This regulatory framework outlines the restrictions on the inclusion of specific items in the own funds of institutions. Notably, fair value reserves related to cash flow hedges, gains or losses from changes in the institution's credit standing, and fair value changes of derivative liabilities tied to the institution's own credit risk are excluded.

However, exceptions exist for bonds, contingent upon conditions such as the bonds’ alignment with the institution’s assets and the potential for mortgage loans to be redeemed through bond buybacks. The European Banking Authority (EBA) is tasked with drafting regulatory standards to clarify the correspondence between bond values and asset values, with a submission deadline set for 30 September 2013.

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Article 33 Cash flow hedges and changes in the value of own liabilities

1. Institutions shall not include the following items in any element of own funds:

(a) the fair value reserves related to gains or losses on cash flow hedges of financial instruments that are not valued at fair value, including projected cash flows;

(b) gains or losses on liabilities of the institution that are valued at fair value that result from changes in the own credit standing of the institution;

(c) fair value gains and losses on derivative liabilities of the institution that result from changes in the own credit risk of the institution.

2. For the purposes of point (c) of paragraph 1, institutions shall not offset the fair value gains and losses arising from the institution's own credit risk with those arising from its counterparty credit risk.

3. Without prejudice to point (b) of paragraph 1, institutions may include the amount of gains and losses on their liabilities in own funds where all the following conditions are met:

(a) the liabilities are in the form of bonds as referred to in Article 52(4) of Directive 2009/65/EC;