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23 April 2018

EU Report On The Potential Procyclical Effects Of The EU Regulatory Capital Framework

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On April 9, 2018, the European Commission published a report on the effects of the EU regulatory capital framework on the economic cycle.
European Union Finance and Banking

On April 9, 2018, the European Commission published a report on the effects of the EU regulatory capital framework on the economic cycle. The Capital Requirements Regulation requires the Commission to assess periodically whether risk-sensitive regulatory requirements contained in the CRR and the Capital Requirements Directive create unintended procyclical effects and to consider whether it would be appropriate to implement any remedies. The report is addressed to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union and was prepared in cooperation with the EBA, the European Systemic Risk Board and Member States.

The Commission analyzed whether capital ratio requirements are procyclical and, if so, if they have an impact of the level of capital held by banks. The Commission has concluded that there is only weak evidence of any procyclical effects resulting from the requirements in CRR and CRD. The EU regulatory framework already provides various tools that deal with procyclical effects, such as the capital conservation buffer, the countercyclical capital buffer, the leverage ratio and risk weight adjustments for specific exposures. The Commission does not consider that any major changes to the EU framework are required at this time.

The report is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2018/EN/COM-2018-172-F1-EN-MAIN-PART-1.PDF.

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