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AI Summary of Article 266 Calculation of risk-weighted exposure amounts under the Internal Assessment Approach

The Internal Assessment Approach mandates that institutions assign unrated positions within the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) programme a rating grade as specified in Article 265(2)(e). This derived rating must align with the internal credit assessment approach and reflect the corresponding credit assessments for that rating grade.

Furthermore, any rating established under this framework must be at least of investment grade at the time of assignment. Such a rating qualifies as an acceptable credit assessment by an External Credit Assessment Institution (ECAI) for determining risk-weighted exposure amounts in compliance with Articles 263 and 264, where applicable.

Version status: Amended | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 January 2019 - onwards
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Article 266 Calculation of risk-weighted exposure amounts under the Internal Assessment Approach

1. Under the Internal Assessment Approach, the institution shall assign the unrated position in the ABCP programme or ABCP transaction to one of the rating grades laid down in point (e) of Article 265(2) on the basis of its internal assessment. The position shall be attributed a derived rating which shall be the same as the credit assessments corresponding to that rating grade as laid down in point (e) of Article 265(2).

2. The rating derived in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be at least at the level of investment grade or better at the time it was first assigned and shall be regarded as an eligible credit assessment by an ECAI for the purposes of calculating risk-weighted exposure amounts in accordance with Article 263 or Article 264, as applicable.