GENPRU 3 Annex 1 75Capital adequacy calculations for financial conglomerates (GENPRU 3.1.29R)

Capital resources

1.1

The conglomerate capital resources of a financial conglomerate calculated in accordance with this Part are the capital of that financial conglomerate, calculated on an accounting consolidation basis, that qualifies under paragraph 1.2.

1.2

The elements of capital that qualify for the purposes of paragraph 1.1 are those that qualify in accordance with the applicable sectoral rules, in accordance with the following:

(1)

the conglomerate capital resources requirement is divided up in accordance with the contribution of each financial sector to it; and

(2)

the portion of the conglomerate capital resources requirement attributable to a particular financial sector must be met by capital resources that are eligible in accordance with the applicable sectoral rules for that financial sector.

Capital resources requirement

1.3

The conglomerate capital resources requirement of a financial conglomerate calculated in accordance with this Part is equal to the sum of the capital adequacy and solvency requirements for each financial sector calculated in accordance with the applicable sectoral rules for that financial sector.

Consolidation

1.4

The information required for the purpose of establishing whether or not a firm is complying with GENPRU 3.1.29 R (insofar as the definitions in this Part are applied for the purpose of that rule) must be based on the consolidated accounts of the financial conglomerate, together with such other sources of information as appropriate.

1.5

The applicable sectoral rules that are applied under this Part are the applicable sectoral consolidation rules. Other applicable sectoral rules must be applied if required.

Capital resources

2.1

The conglomerate capital resources of a financial conglomerate calculated in accordance with this Part are equal to the sum of the following amounts (so far as they qualify under paragraph 2.3) for each member of the overall financial sector:

(1) (for the person at the head of the financial conglomerate) its solo capital resources;

(2) (for any other member):

(a) its solo capital resources; less

(b) the book value of the financial conglomerate's investment in that member, to the extent not already deducted in the calculation of the solo capital resources for:1

(i) the person at the head of the financial conglomerate; or 1

(ii) any other member.1

2.2

The deduction in paragraph 2.1(2) must be carried out separately for each type of capital represented by the financial conglomerate's investment in the member concerned.

2.3

The elements of capital that qualify for the purposes of paragraph 2.1 are those that qualify in accordance with the applicable sectoral rules. In particular, the portion of the conglomerate capital resources requirement attributable to a particular member of a financial sector must be met by capital resources that would be eligible under the sectoral rules that apply to the calculation of its solo capital resources.

Capital resources requirement

2.4

The conglomerate capital resources requirement of a financial conglomerate calculated in accordance with this Part is equal to the sum of the solo capital resources requirement for each member of the financial conglomerate that is in the overall financial sector.

Partial inclusion

2.5

The capital resources and capital resources requirements of a member of the financial conglomerate in the overall financial sector must be included proportionally. If however the member is a subsidiary undertaking and it has a solvency deficit, they must be included in full.

Accounts

2.6

The information required for the purpose of establishing whether or not a firm is complying with GENPRU 3.1.29 R (insofar as the definitions in this Part are applied for the purpose of that rule) must be based on the individual accounts of members of the financial conglomerate, together with such other sources of information as appropriate.

Types of financial conglomerate

4.3

(1) This paragraph sets out how to determine the category of financial conglomerate.

(2) If there is a UK regulated entity10 at the head of the financial conglomerate, then:

(a) if that entity is in the banking sector or the investment services sector, the financial conglomerate is a banking and investment services conglomerate; or

(b) if that entity is in the insurance sector, the financial conglomerate is an insurance conglomerate.

(3) If (2) does not apply and the most important financial sector is the banking and investment services sector, it is a banking and investment services conglomerate.

(4) If (2) and (3) does not apply, it is an insurance conglomerate.

A mixed financial holding company

4.4

A mixed financial holding company must be treated in the same way as:

(1) a financial holding company (if Part One, Title II, Chapter 2 of the UK CRR10 and the PRA Rulebook 4: Groups Part8) are applied; or

(2) an insurance holding company (if the rules in PRA Rulebook: Solvency II Firms: Group Supervision77 are applied).2

Transfer-ability of capital

5.1

Capital may not be included in

(1) 4a firm's conglomerate capital resources under GENPRU 3.1.29 R

if the effectiveness of the transferability and availability of the capital across the different members of the financial conglomerate is insufficient, given the objectives 10of the capital adequacy rules for financial conglomerates.

[Note: third unnumbered sub-paragraph of paragraph 2(ii) of Annex I of the Financial Groups Directive (Technical principles)]10

Double counting

5.2

Capital must not be included in4a firm's conglomerate capital resources under GENPRU 3.1.29 R

if:

(1) 4it would involve double counting or multiple use of the same capital; or

(2) it results from any inappropriate intra-group creation of capital.

Cross sectoral capital

5.3

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(1) The10 solvency requirements for each different financial sector represented in a financial conglomerate required by GENPRU 3.1.29 R must be covered by own funds elements in accordance with the corresponding applicable sectoral rules.10

(2) If10 there is a deficit of own funds at the financial conglomerate level, only cross sectoral capital (as referred to in that sub-paragraph) shall qualify for verification of compliance with the additional solvency requirement required by GENPRU 3.1.29 R.

[Note: second sub-paragraph of paragraph 2(ii) of Section I of Annex I of the Financial Groups Directive]10

Application of sectoral rules: General

5.4

The following adjustments apply to the applicable sectoral rules as they are applied by the rules in this annex.

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(2) If any of those rules would otherwise not apply to a situation in which they are applied by GENPRU 3 Annex 1, those rules nevertheless still apply (and in particular, any of those rules that would otherwise have the effect of disapplying consolidated supervision do not apply).

(3) (If it would not otherwise have been included) an ancillary insurance services undertaking is included in the insurance sector.

(4) The scope of those rules is amended so as to remove restrictions relating to where members of the financial conglomerate are incorporated or have their head office, so that the scope covers every member of the financial conglomerate that would have been included in the scope of those rules if those members had their head offices in the UK10.

(5) (For the purposes of Parts 1 and 28) those rules must be adjusted, if necessary, when calculating the capital resources, capital resources requirements or solvency requirements for a particular financial sector to exclude those for a member of another financial sector.

(6) Any waiver, approval or permission8 granted to a member of the financial conglomerate under those rules does not apply for the purposes of this annex.

Application of sectoral rules: Insurance sector

5.5

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Application of sectoral rules: Banking sector and investment services sector

5.6

In relation to a BIPRU firm that is a member of a financial conglomerate where there are no credit institutions or investment firms, the4 following adjustments apply to the applicable sectoral rules for the banking sector and the investment services sector as they are applied by the rules in this annex.

(1) References in those rules to non-UK sub-groups –if applicable –10 do not apply.

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(3) Any investment firm consolidation waivers granted to members of the financial conglomerate do not apply.

(4) (For the purposes of Parts 1 and 28 ), without prejudice to the application of requirements in BIPRU 8 preventing the use of an advanced prudential calculation approach on a consolidated basis, any advanced prudential calculation approach permission that applies for the purpose of BIPRU 8 does not apply.

(5) (For the purposes of Parts 1 and 28 ), BIPRU 8.5.9 R and BIPRU 8.5.10 R do not apply.

(6) (For the purposes of Part 35), where the financial conglomerate does not include a credit institution, the method in GENPRU 2 Annex 4 must be used for calculating the capital resources and BIPRU 8.6.8 R does not apply.

(Other than as above) the UK CRR9 and the provisions which implemented the CRD10 apply for the banking sector and the investment services sector.4

No capital ties

5.7

(1) This rule deals with a financial conglomerate in which some of the members are not linked by capital ties at the time of the notification referred to in 4GENPRU 3.1.29A R4 (Capital adequacy requirements: Application of5 Method 1 or 210).

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(4) If:

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(b) GENPRU 3.1.29 R (Capital adequacy requirements: Application of Method 1 or 210) applies with respect to a financial conglomerate falling into (1);

then:

(c) the treatment of the links in (1) (including the treatment of any solvency deficit) is as provided for in whichever of Part 1 or Part 2 of GENPRU 3 Annex 1 the firm has, under GENPRU 3.1.30 R, indicated to the FCA8 it will apply or, if applicable, in4 the requirement referred to in 4GENPRU 3.1.31 R4; and

(d) 4GENPRU 3.1.29 R4applies even if the applicable sectoral rules do not deal with how undertakings not linked by capital ties are to be dealt with for the purposes of consolidated supervision .

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Defining the financial sectors

6.1

For the purposes of Parts 1 and 25 of this annex:

(1) an asset management company is allocated in accordance with GENPRU 3.1.39 R;an alternative investment fund manager is allocated in accordance with GENPRU 3.1.39 R; and5

(3) a mixed financial holding company must be treated as being a member of the most important financial sector.5

Solo capital resources requirement: Banking sector and investment service sector

6.2

(1)

The solo capital resources requirement of an undertaking in the banking sector or the investment services sector must be calculated in accordance with this rule, subject to paragraph10 6.6.

(2)

The solo capital resources requirement of a building society is its own funds requirements4.

(3) The solo capital resources requirement of an electronic money institution is the capital resources requirement that applies to it under the Electronic Money Regulations.2

(4) If there is a credit institution in the financial conglomerate, the solo capital resources requirement for any undertaking in the banking sector or the investment services sector is, subject to (2) and (3), calculated in accordance with theUK CRR10 for calculating theown funds requirements4 of a bank.

(5) If:

(a) the financial conglomerate does not include a credit institution;

(b) there is at least one investment firm4 in the financial conglomerate; and(c) all the investment firms4 in the financial conglomerate are limited licence firms or limited activity firms;

the solo capital resources requirement for any undertaking in the banking sector or the investment services sector is calculated in accordance with theUK CRR10 for calculating theown funds requirements4 of:

(i) (if there is a limited activity firm in the financial conglomerate), an IFPRU limited activity firm; or4

(ii) (in any other case),an IFPRU limited licence firm.4

(6)

If:

(a) the financial conglomerate does not include a credit institution; and

(b) (5) does not apply;

the solo capital resources requirement for any undertaking in the banking sector or the investment services sector is calculated in accordance with the UK CRR9 for calculating the own funds requirements4 of a6 full-scope IFPRU investment firm.

(7) In relation to a BIPRU firm that is a member of a financial conglomerate where there are no credit institutions or investment firms, any4 capital resources requirements4 calculated under a BIPRU TP may be used for the purposes of the solo capital resources requirement in this rule in the same way that the capital resources requirements4 can be used under BIPRU 8.

Solo capital resources requirement: application of rules

6.3

Any exemption that would otherwise apply under any rules applied by paragraph 6.2 do not apply for the purposes of this Annex.

Solo capital resources requirement: Insurance sector

6.4

(1) The solo capital resources requirement of an undertaking in the insurance sector must be calculated in accordance with this rule.The7 solo capital resources requirement of an undertaking8 in the insurance sector is:8

(a) in respect of a UK Solvency II firm, the SCR;8

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(c) in respect of a third country insurance undertaking or third country reinsurance undertaking to which the PRA Rulebook: Solvency II Firms: Group Supervision, 10.4(2) applies, the equivalent of the SCR as calculated in accordance with the applicable requirements in that third country; and8

(d) in respect of any undertaking which is not within (a) to (c), the capital resources requirement calculated according to the rules for the calculation of the solo capital resources requirement applicable to that undertaking for the purposes of the calculation referred to in the PRA Rulebook: Solvency II Firms: Group Supervision and Chapter 1 of Title II of the delegated acts, or if no rules are applicable for that calculation under Group Supervision and Chapter 1 of Title II of the delegated acts, in accordance with the SCR Rules.8

For the purpose of this Part as it applies in relation to GENPRU 3.1, the following expressions bear the same meaning as defined in the PRA Rulebook: Glossary:8

(i) “UK Solvency II firm”;8

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(iii) “delegated acts”;8

(iv) “third country insurance undertaking”; 8

(v) “third country reinsurance undertaking”; and8

(vi) “SCR Rules”.8

Solo capital resources requirement: EEA firms in the banking sector or investment services sector

6.5

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Solo capital resources requirement: non-UK10 firms subject to equivalent regimes in the banking sector or investment services sector

6.6

The solo capital resources requirement for a recognised third country credit institution or a recognised third country investment firm is the amount of capital resources that it is obliged to hold under the sectoral rules for its financial sector that apply to it in the state or territory in which it has its head office provided that:

(1) there is no reason for the firm applying the rules in this annex to believe that the use of those sectoral rules would produce a lower figure than would be produced under paragraph 6.2; and

(2) paragraph 6.3 applies to the entity and those sectoral rules.

Solo capital resources requirement: mixed financial holding company

6.7

The solo capital resources requirement of a mixed financial holding company is a notional capital requirement. It is the capital adequacy requirement that applies to regulated entities in the most important financial sector under the table in paragraph 6.10.

8Reference to “rules”

6.7A

A reference to “rules” in this annex includes any onshored regulations that are10 relevant to the purpose of which “rules” as used refers to.

Solo capital resources requirement: the insurance sector

6.8

References to capital requirements in the provisions of GENPRU 3 Annex 1 defining solo capital resources requirement must be interpreted in accordance with paragraph 5.4.

Applicable sectoral consolidation rules

6.9

The applicable sectoral consolidation rules for a financial sector are the 8sectoral rules about capital adequacy and solvency on a consolidated basis that are applied in the table in paragraph 6.10.

Banking sector

Part One, Title II, Chapter 2 of the UK CRR10 and IFPRU 8.18.

Insurance sector

PRA Rulebook: Solvency II Firms: Group Supervision.7

Investment services sector

4(in relation to an8 IFPRU investment firm which is a member of a financial conglomerate for which the PRA is the coordinator) Part One, Title II, Chapter 2 of the UK CRR10 and the PRA Rulebook;

4(in relation to a designated investment firm or8 an IFPRU investment firm which is a member of a financial conglomerate for which the FCA is the coordinator) Part One, Title II, Chapter 2 of the UK CRR10 and IFPRU 8.1;

4(in relation to a BIPRU firm that is a member of a financial conglomerate where there are no credit institutions or investment firms for which the FCA is the coordinator) BIPRU 8 and BIPRU10 TP.

Part 5

1

This Part 6 is subject to Part 5 of this Annex.