GENPRU 3 Annex 2 Prudential rules for third country groups (GENPRU 3.2.8R to GENPRU 3.2.9R)

1 Table: PART 1: Third-country financial conglomerates

1.1

This Part of this annex sets out the rules with which a firm must comply under GENPRU 3.2.8 R with respect to a financial conglomerate of which it is a member.

1.2

A firm must comply, with respect to the financial conglomerate referred to in paragraph 1.1, with GENPRU 3.1.29 R as1 applied under paragraph 1.3.

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1.3

For the purposes of paragraph 1.2:

1.4

If the condition in Articles 7(4) and 8(4) of the Financial Groups Directive is satisfied (the financial conglomerate is headed by a mixed financial holding company) with respect to the financial conglomerate referred to in paragraph 1.1 the firm must also comply with GENPRU 3.1.35 R (as adjusted in accordance with paragraph 3.1) with respect to that financial conglomerate.

1.5

A firm must comply with the following with respect to the financial conglomerate referred to in paragraph 1.1:

2 Table: PART 2: Third-country banking and investment groups

2.1

This Part of this annex sets out the rules with which a firm must comply under GENPRU 3.2.9 R with respect to a third-country banking and investment group of which it is a member.

2.2

A firm must comply with one of the sets of rules specified in paragraph 2.3 as adjusted under paragraph 3.1 with respect to the third-country banking and investment group referred to in paragraph 2.1.

2.3

The rules referred to in paragraph 2.2 are :

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2.4

The set of rules from paragraph 2.3 that apply with respect to a particular third-country banking and investment group (as referred to in paragraph 2.1) are those that would apply if they were adjusted in accordance with paragraph 3.1.

2.5

The sectoral rules applied by Part 2 of this annex cover all prudential rules applying on a consolidated basis including those relating to large exposures and concentration risk (as applicable)4.

2.6

A firm must comply with SYSC 12 (as it applies to banking and investment groups and as adjusted under paragraph 3.1) with respect to the third-country banking and investment group referred to in paragraph 2.1.

3 Table: PART 3: Adjustment of scope

3.1

The adjustments that must be carried out under this paragraph are that the scope of the rules referred in Part 1 or Part 2 of this annex, as the case may be, are amended:

  • so as to remove any provisions disapplying those rules for third-country groups;
  • so as to remove all limitations relating to where a member of the third-country group is incorporated or has its head office; and
  • so that the scope covers every member of the third-country group that would have been included in the scope of those rules if those members had their head offices in, and were incorporated in, the UK3.

24 Table: PART 4: Definition used in this Annex

4.1

This Part sets out the definition which a firm must apply for the purposes of this annex as it applies in relation to GENPRU 3.2.

4.2

A reference to “rules” in this annex includes any onshored regulations that are3 relevant to the purpose for 4which “rules” as used refers to.