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LEX10 Definitions and application (paras. 10.1-10.18) (effective as of 1 January 2023)

This chapter describes the scope of the large exposures framework and the definitions of a large exposure and connected counterparties.

Version effective as of 01 Jan 2023

Cross references to LEX30 updated.

Rationale and objectives of a large exposures framework

10.1 Throughout history there have been instances of banks failing due to concentrated exposures to individual counterparties or groups of connected counterparties. Large exposures regulation has been developed as a tool for limiting the maximum loss a bank could face in the event of a sudden counterparty failure to a level that does not endanger the bank's solvency.