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Version date: 21 December 2018 - onwards

Credit Risk on Gold Bullion (Question ID: 2017_3649) (21 December 2018)

Question ID:

2017_3649

Legal act:

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) as amended

Topic:

Credit risk

Article:

134

Paragraph:

4

Subparagraph:

Article/Paragraph:

Article 134 paragraph 4 of CRR

COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/EBA RTS/EBA ITS/EBA GLs:

Not applicable

Type of submitter:

Credit institution

Subject matter:

Credit Risk on Gold Bullion

Question:

Under Article 134(4) CRR, what would the risk weight be if gold bullion is held on our behalf by other institutions and where such investment is not backed by gold bullion liabilities?

Background on the question:

Pursuant to Article 134(4) CRR, gold bullion held in own vaults or on an allocated basis to the extent backed by bullion liabilities shall be assigned a 0 % risk weight.

Date of submission:

27/12/2017

Published as Final Q&A:

21/12/2018