AI Summary of Article 280d Equity risk category add-on
This document outlines the criteria for establishing equity reference entities within institutions as per regulatory requirements. Each single-name transaction in the equity risk category must correlate with a unique reference entity linked to its issuer, while multi-name transactions should be assigned to an entity representing the collective constituents of the underlying instruments.
Additionally, calculations for the equity risk category add-on for both netting sets and specific hedging sets are stipulated to ensure compliance with Article 278. Institutions are tasked with a rigorous evaluation process to maintain adherence to these standards, reinforcing the integrity of the equity risk framework.
Article 280d Equity risk category add-on
1. For the purposes of paragraph 2, institutions shall establish the relevant equity reference entities of the netting set in accordance with the following:
(a) there shall be one equity reference entity for each issuer of a reference equity instrument that underlies a single-name transaction allocated to the equity risk category; single-name transactions shall be assigned to the same equity reference entity only where the underlying reference equity instrument of those transactions is issued by the same issuer;
(b) there shall be one equity reference entity for each group of reference equity instruments or single-name equity derivatives that underlie a multi-name transaction allocated to the equity risk category; multi-names transactions shall be assigned to the same equity reference entity only where the group of underlying reference equity instruments or single-name equity derivatives of those transactions, as applicable, has the same constituents.
2. For the purposes of Article 278, institutions shall calculate the equity risk category add-on for a given netting set as follows:
