Final EU Standards On Disclosure Requirements For Encumbered And Unencumbered Assets

On December 13, 2017, a Commission Delegated Regulation setting out Regulatory Technical Standards for the disclosure of encumbered and unencumbered assets was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The RTS supplement the Capital Requirements Regulation by setting out the requirements on firms to disclose balance sheet value per exposure class, broken down by asset quality and the total amount of unencumbered assets on the balance sheet. The final RTS set out the data required to be disclosed, the format and the timing of the disclosure. Additional disclosure requirements are set for larger banks.

The final RTS enter into force on January 2, 2018. The additional disclosure requirements for larger banks will apply from January 2, 2019.