Tag Archives: PRA
PRA consults on new recovery planning standards
PRA is consulting on a replacement supervisory statement on recovery planning, setting out additional expectations to those in the current statement 18/13. It says the basis of the statement is still correct, but it wants to introduce specific requirements and guidance in several areas and, separately, update its supervisory statement for ring-fenced bodies in relation […]
PRA amends IRB approach statement
PRA has published a policy statement on risk weights in the residential mortgages sector (PS13/17). The statement applies to banks and building societies who use an internal rating based (IRB) method to calculate credit risk capital requirements relating to residential mortgage portfolios. The statement contains the final amendments to the ‘IRB approaches’ supervisory statement, which includes […]
PRA consults on SMR/SIMR changes
PRA has published a consultation paper proposing changes to both the SMR and SIMR, but focuses predominantly on the SIMR, introducing what PRA describes as “optimisations”. The proposed changes will apply to all Solvency II insurance firms and to large NDFs, and are designed to bring the SIMR more closely into line with the SMR. They include: creating […]
PRA consults on regulatory reporting
PRA is consulting on minor changes to its regulatory reporting templates. It has found a few inconsistencies relating to forms on the Capital + data items, and an error in the Regulatory Reporting Glossary. Consultation closes on 7 July.
FCA proposes guidance on insurance Part VII transfers
FCA has issued guidance on its approach to reviewing insurance business transfers schemes under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. While the PRA leads the Part VII process, the FCA also has a role. Chapter 2 – Sets out some initial considerations for firms before contacting the FCA and what firms […]
PRA makes MiFID 2 rules and opens for notifications
PRA has published its policy statement with relevant supervisory statements and rule changes in relation to MiFID 2 implementation. The changes: introduce new PRA rules to implement the MiFID 2 requirements on the management body and organisational requirements; delete several rules that are now superseded by the directly applicable Level 2 Regulation on organisational issues […]
PRA makes branch whistleblowing rules
PRA has made policy statements and rules requiring UK branches of non-EEA banks and insurers to tell their staff about the PRA and FCA’s whistleblowing services. Any non-EEA bank that has both a branch and a subsidiary in the UK must also tell its branch staff about the whistleblowing procedures the subsidiary has in place. […]
Bond Dickinson commercial insurance timeline
We have prepared a commercial insurance timeline which highlights key legislation, regulation, cases and other developments that impact on the industry. This timeline covers developments from March 2017 onwards.
PRA launches general insurance stress test 2017
PRA has asked the UK’s largest general insurers to provide information about the impact of a range of stress tests on their projected Own Funds, as well as providing additional information on their sectoral exposures to the UK economy. The purpose of the exercise is to enable the PRA to assess the potential impact of severe […]
PRA asks firms to provide Brexit contingency plans
Sam Woods, the PRA’s CEO, has published a letter seeking contingency plans from firms in light of the UK’s impending withdrawal from the EU. The letter is relevant to banks, insurers and designated investment firms undertaking cross-border activities between the UK and the rest of the EU. PRA expects firms to prepare and execute in […]
