AI Summary of Article 66 Deductions from Tier 2 items
This summary outlines the specified deductions from Tier 2 items, as mandated by regulatory frameworks. Firstly, institutions must deduct their own Tier 2 instruments, whether direct, indirect, or synthetic, including those tied to existing contractual obligations.
Secondly, reciprocal cross holdings of Tier 2 instruments with financial sector entities, designed to inflate own funds artificially, must also be deducted. Additionally, deductions apply to holdings in Tier 2 instruments where institutions lack significant investments, alongside significant investments that exclude short-term underwriting positions. Lastly, any excess amount deducted from eligible liabilities must also be accounted for against the institution's eligible liabilities.
Article 66 Deductions from Tier 2 items
The following shall be deducted from Tier 2 items:
(a) direct, indirect and synthetic holdings by an institution of own Tier 2 instruments, including own Tier 2 instruments that an institution could be obliged to purchase as a result of existing contractual obligations;
(b) direct, indirect and synthetic holdings of the Tier 2 instruments of financial sector entities with which the institution has reciprocal cross holdings that the competent authority considers to have been designed to inflate artificially the own funds of the institution;
(c) the applicable amount determined in accordance with Article 70 of direct, indirect and synthetic holdings of the Tier 2 instruments of financial sector entities, where an institution does not have a significant investment in those entities;
(d) direct, indirect and synthetic holdings by the institution of the Tier 2 instruments of financial sector entities where the institution has a significant investment in those entities, excluding underwriting positions held for fewer than five working days;