The Capital Requirements Regulations 2013

Specific liquidity requirements

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35.  For the purposes of determining the appropriate level of liquidity requirements on the basis of the review and evaluation carried out in accordance with Section 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 7 to the capital requirements directive, the appropriate regulator must assess whether the imposition of a specific liquidity requirement is necessary to capture liquidity risks to which an institution is or might be exposed, taking into account the following—

(a)the particular business model of the institution;

(b)the institution’s arrangements, processes and mechanisms (as referred to in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 7 to the capital requirements directive, in particular in Article 86);

(c)the outcome of the review and evaluation carried out in accordance with Article 97 of the capital requirements directive; and

(d)any systemic liquidity risk that threatens the integrity of the financial markets of the United Kingdom.