Corporate CVA exemption should be removed, says EBA

The EBA is proposing to end an exemption to the Basel III CVA charge for trades with corporates, with capital surcharges mooted as a temporary solution

andrea-enria
Andrea Enria, EBA chair

European banks will no longer be protected from Basel III counterparty risk charges on trades with corporate customers, if a new recommendation from the European Banking Authority (EBA) is adopted by the European Commission (EC). That is already worrying corporates, one of which has predicted a five-fold increase in trading costs.

The plans were discussed at a public meeting in London on December 5, which was designed to gather information about the impact of credit valuation adjustment (CVA)

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

Register

Want to know what’s included in our free membership? Click here

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here