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CONSULTATION PAPERP014 - 2014August 2014

Leverage Ratio Disclosure

Requirements for Banks

Incorporated in Singapore

CONSULTATION PAPER ON LEVERAGE RATIO DISCLOSURE 6 AUGUST 2014 REQUIREMENTS FOR BANKS INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE

Monetary Authority of Singapore 2

In January 2014, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) issued its requirements for disclosure of the leverage ratio in its publication, “Basel III leverage ratio framework and disclosure requirements” (refer to press release http://www.bis.org/press/p140112a.htm). The publication sets out a common disclosure framework, including a common set of templates, for banks to publicly disclose their leverage ratios. This consultation paper sets out MAS’ proposed amendments to Parts II, IV, XI and XII of MAS Notice 637 on Risk Based Capital Adequacy Requirements for Banks Incorporated in Singapore (“the Notice”), to implement the leverage ratio disclosure requirements for Singapore-incorporated banks that are consistent with the requirements issued by the BCBS. The proposed disclosure requirements will enhance the transparency and comparability of disclosures relating to the composition of the leverage ratio across banks. The proposed amendments will take effect from 1 January 2015. The draft amendments to the Notice are appended in Annex 1. MAS invites comments from Singapore-incorporated banks and other interested parties. Please note that any comments received may be made public unless confidentiality is specifically requested. Electronic submission is encouraged. The public consultation period will close on 5 September 2014. Please direct comments to – Prudential Policy Department Monetary Authority of Singapore 10 Shenton Way, MAS Building Singapore 079117 Fax: (65) 62203973 Email: [email protected]


ANNEX 1

DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO MAS NOTICE 637

Disclaimer: This version of the draft amendments to MAS Notice 637 is in draft form and is subject to change.


PROPOSED REVISIONS TO PART II (DEFINITIONS)

Definitions to be inserted in the Glossary

CM or capital measure

means the capital measure for the leverage ratio as defined in Section 2 of Annex 4A of Part IV;

EM or exposure measure

means the exposure measure for the leverage ratio as defined in Section 3 of Annex 4A of Part IV;

LR or leverage ratio

means the leverage ratio, calculated in accordance with Annex 4A of Part IV;


PROPOSED REVISIONS TO PART IV (CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS AND LEVERAGE RATIO)

Amendments to footnote 22

Footnote 22 22 A Reporting Bank should refer to “Basel III leverage ratio framework and disclosure

requirements” issued by the BCBS in January 2014 paragraphs 151 to 167 of “Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems” issued by the BCBS in December 2010 (revised June 2011) for an understanding of the objectives of the leverage ratio. The parallel run period for the leverage ratio commences on 1 January 2013 and runs until 1 January 2017. In accordance with the BCBS timeline, it is intended that the disclosure of the leverage ratio and its components will commence on 1 January 2015. The BCBS may make any further adjustments to the definition and the final calibration of the leverage ratio by 2017, with a view to migrating to Pillar 1 treatment on 1 January 2018.

Amendments to paragraph 4.2.2

4.2.2 [This paragraph has been intentionally left blank.]For the purpose of this Division –

(a) a Reporting Bank shall submit to the Authority, information relating to its leverage ratio in the format of a reporting schedule as the Authority may specify;

(b) the Reporting Bank shall submit to the Authority, the reporting schedule referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above –

(i) at the Solo level; and

(ii) at the Group level,

at the end of each quarter, no later than 30th of the following month, or any other frequency of reporting as the Authority may specify; and

(c) the Reporting Bank shall include with the reporting schedule referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, a written confirmation from its chief financial officer, in the format as the Authority may specify.


Replacement of existing Annex 4A with new Annex 4A

Annex 4A

CALCULATION OF THE LEVERAGE RATIO

Section 1: Overview

1.1 A Reporting Bank shall calculate its leverage ratio as follows:

Capital measure (CM)

Leverage ratio

(LR) = ------------------------------------------------

Exposure measure (EM)

Scope of application

1.2 A Reporting Bank shall calculate its leverage ratio at both the Group and Solo

levels as set out in Part III as at the end of each quarter. Where a Reporting Bank does

not consolidate its investment in an entity in accordance with Part III, the Reporting

Bank shall include only the investment in the capital of such entity (i.e. only the carrying

value of the investment, and not the underlying assets and other exposures of the

entity) in its EM.

1.3 A Reporting Bank may exclude from its EM the balance sheet assets which are

deducted from CET1 Capital or AT1 Capital in accordance with paragraphs 6.1.3 and

6.2.3 of Part VI respectively. The balance sheet assets which a Reporting Bank may

exclude from its EM may include the following -

(a) the amount of any investment in the capital of an entity that is totally

or partially deducted from CET1 Capital or AT1 Capital following the

deductions in accordance with paragraphs 6.1.3(p) and 6.2.3(e) of Part

VI respectively, where the entity is not consolidated in accordance with

Part III; and

(b) any shortfall of the TEP relative to the EL amount in the calculation of

CET1 Capital in accordance with paragraph 6.1.3(e) of Part VI, where

the Reporting Bank has adopted the IRBA.

1.4 Where the Reporting Bank issues covered bonds (as defined in MAS Notice

648), the Reporting Bank shall continue to compute its leverage ratio by including its

exposures in respect of the assets included in a cover pool (as defined in MAS Notice

648) in its EM in accordance with this Annex. Where the Reporting Bank uses an SPE to

issue covered bonds or to hold the cover pool, the Reporting Bank shall apply a “look

through” approach in computing its leverage ratio under this Annex. Under the “look

through” approach, the Reporting Bank and the SPE shall be treated as a single entity

for the purposes of this Annex.23

23 This means, for example, that (a) the assets of the cover pool held in the SPE (if any) shall be deemed as

assets of the Reporting Bank, at both the bank Solo and bank Group levels; and (b) transactions between

the Reporting Bank and the SPE would be deemed to be eliminated.


Section 2: CM

2.1 For the purpose of paragraph 1.1 above, CM refers to Tier 1 Capital as set out

in Divisions 1 and 2 of Part VI.

Section 3: EM

3.1 Subject to paragraphs 3.3 to 3.22 below, a Reporting Bank shall calculate its

EM in accordance with the Accounting Standards and shall not take into account physical

or financial collateral, guarantees or other CRM to reduce its EM.

3.2 Notwithstanding paragraph 3.1, netting of loans and deposits shall not be

allowed in the calculation of EM of the Reporting Bank.

3.3 A Reporting Bank shall calculate its EM as the sum of –

(a) exposure measures of on-balance sheet items calculated in accordance

with paragraphs 3.4 to 3.5 of this Annex;

(b) derivative exposure measures calculated in accordance with paragraphs

3.6 to 3.16 of this Annex;

(c) SFT exposure measures calculated in accordance with paragraphs 3.17

to 3.21 of this Annex; and

(d) exposure measures of off-balance sheet items calculated in accordance

with paragraph 3.22 of this Annex.

On-Balance Sheet Items

3.4 A Reporting Bank shall include all on-balance sheet assets (including on-

balance sheet collateral for any derivative exposure and collateral for any SFT exposure)

in the calculation of its exposure measures for on-balance sheet items. For on-balance

sheet non derivative assets, a Reporting Bank shall calculate the exposure measures of

such on-balance sheet items, based on their carrying value as determined in accordance

with the Accounting Standards, net of specific allowances and accounting valuation

adjustments (e.g. accounting credit valuation adjustments). A Reporting Bank shall

exclude from the exposure measures of on-balance sheet items24 -

(a) on-balance sheet items excluded from its EM in accordance with

paragraph 1.3 of this Annex; and

(b) derivative exposure measures and SFT exposure measures calculated in

accordance with paragraphs 3.6 to 3.21 below.

24 Fiduciary assets that meet the criteria for de-recognition and, where applicable, de-consolidation, under

the Accounting Standards, may be excluded from EM.


3.5 A Reporting Bank shall not deduct liability items from its EM.25

Derivative Exposures

3.6 For a derivative exposure that is not covered by a qualifying bilateral netting

agreement, a Reporting Bank shall calculate its derivative exposure measure by adding -

(a) the replacement cost26 as set out in paragraph 1.1(a) of Annex 7O of

Part VII; and

(b) the amount for potential future exposure as set out in paragraph 1.1(b)

of Annex 7O of Part VII.

3.7 For a derivative exposure that is covered by a qualifying bilateral netting

agreement, a Reporting Bank shall calculate its derivative exposure measure by adding -

(a) the net replacement cost26 as set out in paragraph 1.2(a) of Annex 7O

of Part VII; and

(b) an add-on, “ANet”, for the potential future exposure as set out in

paragraphs 1.2(b) and 1.3 of Annex 7O of Part VII.

3.8 A Reporting Bank shall not apply cross-product netting in the calculation of its

EM.

3.9 A Reporting Bank shall not reduce the derivative exposure measure calculated

in accordance with paragraphs 3.6 or 3.7 above, whichever is applicable, by any

collateral received from its counterparty in connection with the derivative exposure27.

Where collateral provided by the Reporting Bank in relation to a derivative exposure has

reduced the value of its balance sheet assets in accordance with the Accounting

Standards, the Reporting Bank shall gross up the derivative exposure measure by the

amount of the collateral provided.

3.10 Notwithstanding paragraph 3.9 above, a Reporting Bank may reduce the

derivative exposure measure calculated in accordance with paragraphs 3.6 or 3.7 above,

whichever is applicable, by the cash portion of the variation margin received or provided

in relation to the derivative exposure, if the following conditions are met:

(a) for trades not cleared through a qualifying CCP as defined in Annex 7AJ

of Part VII, the cash received by the recipient counterparty is not

segregated;

25 For example, a Reporting Bank shall not deduct from its EM gains or losses on fair valued liabilities or

accounting valuation adjustments on derivative liabilities due to changes in the bank’s own credit risk as

described in paragraph 6.1.3(g) of Part VI.

26 Where there is no accounting measure of exposure for certain derivative instruments because they are

held completely off-balance sheet, the Reporting Bank shall use the sum of positive fair values of these

derivatives as the replacement cost.

27 For the avoidance of doubt, the Reporting Bank shall not net the collateral received against the derivative

exposure even if such netting is permitted under the Accounting Standards or Part VII.


(b) the variation margin is calculated and exchanged on a daily basis based

on mark-to-market valuation of derivatives positions;

(c) the cash portion of the variation margin is received in the same

currency as the currency of settlement of the derivative contract;

(d) the variation margin exchanged is the full amount necessary to fully

extinguish the mark-to-market exposure of the derivative subject to the

threshold and minimum transfer amounts applicable to the

counterparty; and

(e) the derivatives transactions and variation margins are covered by a

single agreement to net28 between the legal entities that are the

counterparties in the derivatives transaction and the agreement to net -

(i) explicitly stipulates that the counterparties agree to settle net any

payment obligations covered by such an agreement to net, taking

into account any variation margin received or provided if a credit

event occurs involving either counterparty; and

(ii) is legally enforceable and effective in all relevant jurisdictions,

including in the event of default and bankruptcy or insolvency.

3.11 Subject to paragraph 3.10 above, a Reporting Bank may:

(a) reduce the replacement cost calculated in accordance with paragraphs

3.6 or 3.7 above, whichever is applicable, by the amount of the cash

portion of the variation margin received29, if the positive mark-to-

market value of the derivative contract or contracts is not already

reduced by the same amount of the cash portion of the variation margin

received in accordance with the Accounting Standards; or

(b) for the cash portion of the variation margin provided to a counterparty,

where the cash portion of the variation margin has been recognised as

an asset in accordance with the Accounting Standards, deduct the

resulting receivable from its EM.

3.12 Where a Reporting Bank, acting as a clearing member of a qualifying CCP as

defined in Annex 7AJ of Part VII, offers clearing services to its clients, the Reporting

Bank may exclude trade exposures29A to a qualifying CCP from the calculation of its

derivative exposure measure if the Reporting Bank is not obligated, based on the

contractual arrangements with the client, to reimburse the client for any losses suffered

due to changes in the value of its transactions in the event that the qualifying CCP

defaults.29B Where the trade exposures are to a CCP that is not a qualifying CCP as

28 For the purpose of paragraph 3.10, an agreement to net is any netting agreement that provides legally

enforceable right of offsets. A master agreement to net may be deemed to be a single agreement to net. 29 The cash portion of the variation margin shall not be used to reduce the potential future exposure

(including the calculation of NGR) calculated in accordance with paragraphs 3.6 and 3.7. 29A For the purposes of paragraphs 3.12 and 3.13, trade exposures shall include initial margin irrespective of

whether or not it is posted in a manner that makes it remote from the insolvency of the CCP.

29B For the avoidance of doubt, where the Reporting Bank is obligated to reimburse the client for any losses

suffered due to changes in the value of its transactions in the event that the qualifying CCP defaults, the


defined in Annex 7AJ of Part VII, the Reporting Bank shall include the trade exposures in

the calculation of its derivative exposure measure.

3.13 Where the client enters directly into a derivatives transaction with the CCP

and the Reporting Bank acting as a clearing member for the client to the CCP,

guarantees the performance of its client’s derivative trade exposures to the CCP, the

Reporting Bank shall calculate its related leverage ratio exposure resulting from the

guarantee as a derivative exposure as set out in paragraphs 3.6 to 3.11 of this Annex,

as if the Reporting Bank had entered directly into the transaction with the client,

including with regard to the receipt or provision of the cash portion of the variation

margin.

Written Credit Derivative Exposures

3.14 In addition to the treatment for derivative exposures, which would include

written credit derivatives, set out in paragraphs 3.6 to 3.13 of this Annex, a Reporting

Bank shall include, in its derivative exposure measure for a written credit derivative, the

effective notional amount29C of the written credit derivative, subject to paragraphs 3.15

to 3.16 below.

3.15 For the purpose of calculating the effective notional amount of the written

credit derivative, a Reporting Bank may reduce any negative change in fair value amount

that has been incorporated into the calculation of CM with respect to the written credit

derivative. The Reporting Bank may further reduce the resulting amount by the effective

notional amount of a purchased credit derivative on the same reference name29D,29E if -

(a) the credit protection purchased is on a reference obligation which ranks

pari passu with or is junior to the underlying reference obligation of the

Reporting Bank shall include the trade exposures based on the treatment for derivative exposures

specified in this Annex. 29C The effective notional amount is obtained by adjusting the notional amount to reflect the true exposure of

contracts that are leveraged or otherwise enhanced by the structure of the transaction. 29D Two reference names are considered identical only if they refer to the same legal entity and level of

seniority. For single-name credit derivatives, protection purchased that references a subordinated position

may offset protection sold on a more senior position of the same reference entity as long as a credit event

on the senior reference asset would result in a credit event on the subordinated reference asset. A

Reporting Bank may offset protection purchased on a pool of reference entities with protection sold on

individual reference names if the protection purchased is economically equivalent to buying protection

separately on each of the individual names in the pool (this would, for example, be the case if a Reporting

Bank were to purchase protection on an entire securitisation structure). If a Reporting Bank purchases

protection on a pool of reference names, but the credit protection does not cover the entire pool (i.e. the

protection covers only a subset of the pool, as in the case of an nth-to-default credit derivative or a

securitisation tranche), then the Reporting Bank shall not be permitted to offset the protection sold on

individual reference names. However, a Reporting Bank may offset such purchased protections with sold

protections on a pool provided the purchased protection covers the entirety of the subset of the pool on

which protection has been sold. In other words, a Reporting Bank may recognise offsetting only when the

pool of reference entities and the level of subordination in both transactions are identical. 29E The Reporting Bank may reduce the effective notional amount of a written credit derivative by any

negative change in fair value reflected in the Reporting Bank’s CM provided the effective notional amount

of the offsetting purchased credit protection is also reduced by any resulting positive change in fair value

reflected in CM. Where a Reporting Bank buys credit protection through a total return swap and records

the net payments received as net income, but does not record offsetting deterioration in the value of the

written credit derivative (either through reductions in fair value or by an addition to reserves) reflected in

CM, the Reporting Bank shall not recognise the credit protection for the purpose of offsetting the effective

notional amounts related to written credit derivatives.


written credit derivative in the case of single name credit derivatives29F;

and

(b) the remaining maturity of the purchased credit derivative is equal to or

greater than the remaining maturity of the written credit derivative.

3.16 For the purpose of calculating the amount for potential future exposure of a

written credit derivative as set out in paragraphs 3.6(b) and 3.7(b), a Reporting Bank

may deduct from the amount for potential future exposure, the individual potential

future exposure amount relating to a written credit derivative provided that it is not

offset under paragraph 3.15 and the effective notional amount is included in the

calculation of the written credit derivative exposure under paragraph 3.1429G.

SFT Exposures

3.17 For an SFT, a Reporting Bank shall calculate its SFT exposure measure by

adding -

(a) the gross SFT assets recognised in accordance with the Accounting

standards (i.e. with no recognition of accounting netting)29H with the

following adjustments:

(i) the Reporting Bank shall exclude the value of any securities

received under an SFT, where the Reporting Bank has recognised

the securities as an asset on its balance sheet; and

(ii) the Reporting Bank may net the cash payables and cash

receivables in SFTs with the same counterparty if all the following

criteria are met:

(A) the transactions have the same explicit final settlement

date;

(B) the right to set off the amount owed to the counterparty with

the amount owed by the counterparty is legally enforceable

both currently in the normal course of business and in the

event of default, insolvency, and bankruptcy; and

(C) the counterparties intend to settle net, settle simultaneously,

or the transactions are subject to a settlement mechanism

that results in the functional equivalent of net settlement i.e.

29F For tranched products, the Reporting Bank shall ensure that the purchased credit protection is on a

reference obligation with the same level of seniority.

29G For a written credit derivative not covered by a qualifying bilateral netting agreement, a Reporting Bank

may set the add-on factor applied to compute the amount for potential future exposure to zero. For a

written credit derivative which is covered by a qualifying bilateral netting agreement, a Reporting Bank

may reduce AGROSS by the individual add-on amounts for the portion of the written credit derivative whose

notional amounts are included in the leverage ratio exposure. The Reporting bank shall not make any

adjustments to NGR. 29H The Reporting Bank shall not reflect any recognition of accounting netting of cash payables against cash

receivables in the gross SFT assets recognised, subject to paragraph 3.17(a)(ii).


the cash flows of the transactions are equivalent, in effect,

to a single net amount on the settlement date29I;

(b) the SFT counterparty exposure calculated in accordance with the

following formula:

(i) Where a qualifying agreement to net29J,29K is in place:

CESFT* = max {0, [∑(CESFT,i) - ∑(CSFT,i)]}

where -

(A) “CESFT*” refers to the SFT counterparty exposure;

(B) “∑(CESFT,i)” refers to the total fair value of securities and

cash lent to the counterparty for all transactions included in

the qualifying agreement to net; and

(C) “∑(CSFT, i)” refers to the total fair value of securities and cash

received from the counterparty for all transactions included

in the qualifying agreement to net; and

(ii) Where no qualifying agreement to net is in place, calculate for

each transaction:

CESFT,i* = max {0, [(CESFT,i) - (CSFT,i)]}

where -

(A) “CESFT, i *” refers to the SFT counterparty exposure for an

SFT transaction, i;

29I To achieve such equivalence, both transactions are to be settled through the same settlement system and

the settlement arrangements are supported by cash, or intraday credit facilities, or both, intended to

ensure that settlement of both transactions will occur by the end of the business day and the linkages to

collateral flows do not result in the unwinding of net cash settlement. The latter condition ensures that any

issues arising from the securities leg of the SFTs do not interfere with the completion of the net settlement

of the cash receivables and payables.

29J For the purposes of paragraph 3.17, a qualifying agreement to net is a bilateral netting agreement that

meets the following criteria:

be recognised on a counterparty by counterparty basis if the agreements are legally enforceable in

each relevant jurisdiction upon the occurrence of an event of default and regardless of whether the

counterparty is insolvent or bankrupt;

provide the non-defaulting party with the right to terminate and close out in a timely manner all

transactions under the agreement upon an event of default, including in the event of insolvency or

bankruptcy of the counterparty; and

provide for the netting of gains and losses on transactions (including the value of any collateral)

terminated and closed out under it so that a single net amount is owed by one party to the other;

and

allow for the prompt liquidation or setoff of collateral upon the event of default. 29K A Reporting Bank shall recognise netting across positions in the banking book and trading book only if-

all transactions are marked to market daily; and

the collateral used in the transactions is an eligible financial collateral in the banking book as set out

in Annex 7F of Part VII.


(B) “CESFT, i” refers to the fair value of securities and cash lent to

the counterparty for the SFT transaction, i; and

(C) “CSFT,i” refers to the fair value of securities and cash received

from the counterparty for the SFT transaction, i.

3.18 For the purposes of paragraph 3.17(a), where the SFT assets are subject to

novation and cleared through a qualifying CCP as defined in Annex 7AJ of Part VII, a

Reporting Bank shall use the final contractual exposure in place of gross SFT assets.

3.19 Where a Reporting Bank has accounted for its SFT exposure using sales

accounting, the Reporting Bank shall reverse all sales-related accounting entries and

calculate its leverage ratio exposure as if the SFT had been treated as a financing

transaction in accordance with the Accounting Standards and calculate its SFT exposure

measure in accordance with paragraph 3.17.

3.20 Where a Reporting Bank acting as an agent in an SFT, provides an indemnity

or guarantee to a customer or counterparty for the difference between the value of the

security or cash the customer or counterparty has lent and the value of the collateral the

borrower has provided29L, the Reporting Bank shall calculate its SFT exposure measure

by applying only paragraph 3.17(b).29M

3.21 Subject to paragraph 3.20, where the Reporting Bank acting as an agent in an

SFT, does not provide an indemnity or guarantee to any of the parties involved in the

SFT transaction, the Reporting Bank may exclude the SFT from its SFT exposure

measure.

Off-Balance Sheet Items

3.22 For an off-balance sheet item, a Reporting Bank shall calculate its exposure

measure of the off-balance sheet item by multiplying the notional amount for the item

with -

(a) the applicable CCF set out in Annex 4B of this Part for an off-balance

sheet item other than an off-balance sheet securitisation item; and

(b) the applicable CCF set out in Annex 4C of this Part for an off-balance

sheet securitisation item.

29L The Reporting Bank generally provides an indemnity or guarantee to one of the two parties involved, and

only for the difference between the value of the security or cash its customer or counterparty has lent and

the value of the collateral the borrower has provided. Where the Reporting Bank does not own or control

the underlying cash or security resource, the resource cannot be leveraged by the Reporting Bank. 29M For the avoidance of doubt, the Reporting Bank shall only apply the treatment if the Reporting Bank’s

exposure to the SFT transaction is limited to the guaranteed difference between the value of the security

or cash its customer or counterparty has lent and the value of the collateral the borrower has provided.

Where a Reporting Bank is economically exposed beyond the guaranteed difference to the underlying

security or cash, the Reporting Bank shall include the full amount of the security or cash in the SFT

exposure measure. For example, due to the Reporting Bank managing collateral received in the Reporting

Bank’s name or on its own account rather than on the customer’s or borrower’s account (e.g. by on-

lending or managing unsegregated collateral, cash or securities).


Insertion of new Annex 4B

Annex 4B

CCFs FOR OFF-BALANCE SHEET ITEMS OTHER THAN SECURITISATION ITEMS

UNDER THE LEVERAGE RATIO29N

29N Where there is an undertaking to provide a commitment on another off-balance sheet exposure, a

Reporting Bank shall apply the lower of the two applicable CCFs. 29O For example, general guarantees of indebtedness, standby letters of credit serving as financial guarantees

for loans and securities, and acceptances (including endorsements with the character of acceptances). 29P For example, performance bonds, bid bonds, warranties and standby letters of credit related to particular

transactions. 29Q For example, documentary credits collateralised by the underlying shipments. 29R The terms of the agreement are such that there is no substantial transfer of all risks and rewards of

ownership to the counterparty. 29S These would include forward purchases, forward deposits and partly paid securities. 29T For example, formal standby facilities and credit lines. 29U The Reporting Bank shall be able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Authority that it actively

monitors the financial condition of the obligor, and that its internal control systems are such that it is able

to cancel the facility upon evidence of a deterioration in the credit quality of the obligor.

Description of Off-balance Sheet Item CCF

(a) Direct credit substitutes29O 100%

(b) Certain transaction-related contingent items29P 50%

(c) Short-term self-liquidating trade-related contingent items29Q

(applicable to both issuing and confirming banks), and

commitments with an original maturity of one year or less,

to underwrite debt and equity securities

20%

(d) Note issuance facilities and revolving underwriting facilities 50%

(e) Sale and repurchase agreements and asset sales with

recourse (other than SFTs), where the credit risk remains

with the Reporting Bank29R

100%

(f) Other commitments with certain drawdown29S 100%

(g) Other commitments29T

(i) with an original maturity of more than one year 50%

(ii) with an original maturity of one year or less 20%

(iii) which are unconditionally cancellable at any time by

the Reporting Bank without prior notice, or that

effectively provide for automatic cancellation due to

deterioration in an obligor’s creditworthiness29U

10%


Insertion of new Annex 4C

Annex 4C

CCFs FOR OFF-BALANCE SHEET SECURITISATION ITEMS UNDER THE LEVERAGE

RATIO

29V This refers to undrawn servicer cash advances or facilities that are contractually provided for and

unconditionally cancellable without prior notice, so long as the servicer is entitled to full reimbursement

and this right is senior to other claims on cash flows from the underlying exposures. 29W A Reporting Bank shall notify the Authority if it intends to provide such cash advance facilities and when

there is a drawdown.

Description of Off-balance Sheet Item CCF

(a) Unrated eligible liquidity facilities 50%

(b) Eligible servicer cash advance facilities29V 10%29W

(c) Others 100%


PROPOSED REVISIONS TO PART XI (PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

REQUIREMENTS)


11.2.3 Any disclosure required under this Part shall be made at least once a year,

other than items (f), (g) and (h) in Table 11-3 and the requirements set out in Sub-

division 10 and Sub-divison 11 of this Part, which shall be made on a quarterly basis.

Nevertheless, to enhance market discipline, a Reporting Bank is encouraged to make

more frequent quantitative disclosures e.g. on a semi-annual basis. Where disclosures

are made only on an annual basis, a Reporting Bank should state clearly why this is

appropriate. Where information on risk disclosures or other items is prone to rapid

change, a Reporting Bank should disclose such information on a quarterly basis.


11.2.4 Subject to paragraphs 11.2.5, 11.3.15 and, 11.3.16 and 11.3.30, a Reporting

Bank shall disclose the information required in Division 3 of this Part in its annual report

and periodic financial statements.


11.2.7 Subject to paragraphs 11.3.15 to 11.3.2836, a Reporting Bank has the

discretion to determine the form of the disclosures required in this Part, and may choose

to use either graphical or such other forms or both, that the Reporting Bank deems

appropriate to assist market participants in forming an opinion on the scope of

application, risk profile and capital adequacy of the Reporting Bank.


Insertion of new Sub-division 11: Leverage Ratio

Sub-division 11: Leverage Ratio

11.3.29 A Reporting Bank shall comply with the requirements set out in this Sub-

division from the date of publication of its first set of financial statements relating to a

balance sheet on or after 1 January 2015.

11.3.30 A Reporting Bank shall in its published financial statements disclose the

information set out in this Sub-division, or provide a direct link in its published financial

statements of such disclosure of information on its website or on publicly available

regulatory reports. A Reporting Bank shall make available on its website, or through

publicly available regulatory reports, an archive of a minimum of five years, of all

templates set out in this Sub-division relating to prior reporting periods.

11.3.31 Regardless of the location of the disclosure, all disclosures shall be in the

format set out in this Sub-division. To prevent a divergence of templates that could

undermine the objectives of consistency and comparability, a Reporting Bank shall not

add, delete or change the definitions of any panels from the templates set out in this

Sub-division.

11.3.32 A Reporting Bank shall disclose panels 20, 21 and 22 in Table 11G-1 as at the

end of each quarter, along with the comparative figures of the prior three quarters. A

Reporting Bank may, with the prior approval of the Authority, disclose these three panels

based on more frequent calculations (e.g. daily or monthly averaging) as long as the

basis of calculation is consistently applied over time.

Summary comparison table

11.3.33 A Reporting Bank shall disclose a reconciliation of its balance sheet assets in

its published financial statements with the leverage ratio exposure measure in the

format as set out in the template in Annex 11F of this Part, using values at the end of

the reporting period.

Common disclosure template

11.3.34 A Reporting Bank shall disclose a breakdown of the main leverage ratio

regulatory elements in the format as set out in the template in Annex 11G of this Part,

using values at the end of the reporting period.

11.3.35 A Reporting Bank shall disclose and explain the source(s) of material

differences between its total balance sheet assets (net of on-balance sheet derivative

and SFT assets) as reported in its published financial statements and its on-balance

sheet exposures in panel 1 of Table 11G-1.

Other disclosure requirements

11.3.36 A Reporting Bank shall explain the key drivers of material changes in its

leverage ratio observed from the end of the previous reporting period to the end of the

current reporting period (i.e. whether these changes stem from changes in the

numerator, changes in the denominator, or both).


Insertion of new Annex 11F

Annex 11F

LEVERAGE RATIO SUMMARY COMPARISON TABLE

Table 11F-1: Leverage Ratio Summary Comparison Table

Item Amount

1 Total consolidated assets as per published financial statements

2 Adjustment for investments in entities that are consolidated for

accounting purposes but are outside the regulatory scope of

consolidation

3 Adjustment for fiduciary assets recognised on the balance sheet

in accordance with the Accounting Standards but excluded from

the calculation of EM

4 Adjustment for derivative exposures

5 Adjustment for SFT exposures

6 Adjustment for off-balance sheet items (i.e. calculation of

exposure measures of off-balance sheet items)

7 Other adjustments

8 Exposure measure (EM)

Table 11F-2: Explanatory Notes to Leverage Ratio Summary Comparison Table

Explanatory Notes

1 This is the total consolidated assets of a Reporting Bank as per its published

financial statements.

2 This is the adjustment for investments in entities that are consolidated for

accounting purposes, but outside the regulatory scope of consolidation in

accordance with paragraphs 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 3.4 of Annex 4A of the Notice.

3 This is the adjustment as defined under footnote 24 of Annex 4A of the Notice.

4 This is the adjustment for the difference between the calculation of derivative

exposures in accordance with the Accounting Standards, and the calculation of

such exposures in accordance with paragraphs 3.6 to 3.16 of Annex 4A of the

Notice.

5 This is the adjustment for the difference between the calculation of SFT exposures

in accordance with the Accounting Standards, and the calculation of such

exposures in accordance with paragraphs 3.17 to 3.21 of Annex 4A of the Notice.

6 This is the exposure measures of off-balance sheet items in accordance with

paragraph 3.22 of Annex 4A of the Notice.

7 This is the sum of any other adjustments.

8 This is the sum of panels 1 to 7. This should be consistent with panel 22 of Table

11G-1 of this Part.


Insertion of new Annex 11G

Annex 11G

LEVERAGE RATIO COMMON DISCLOSURE TEMPLATE

Table 11G-1: Leverage Ratio Common Disclosure Template

Item Amount

Exposure measures of on-balance sheet items

1 On-balance sheet items (excluding derivative exposure

measures and SFT exposure measures, but including on-

balance sheet collateral for derivative exposures or SFT

exposures)

2 Asset amounts deducted in determining capital measure

3 Total exposure measures of on-balance sheet items

(excluding derivative exposure measures and SFT exposure

measures)

Derivative exposure measures

4 Replacement cost associated with all derivative exposures

(net of the eligible cash portion of variation margins)

5 Potential future exposure associated with all derivative

exposures

6 Gross-up for derivative collaterals provided where

deducted from the balance sheet assets in accordance with

the Accounting Standards

7 Deductions of receivables assets for the cash portion of

variation margins provided in derivative exposures

8 CCP leg of trade exposures excluded

9 Adjusted effective notional amount of written credit

derivative exposures

10 Further adjustments in effective notional amounts and

deductions from potential future exposures of written

credit derivative exposures

11 Total derivative exposure measures

SFT exposure measures

12 Gross SFT assets (with no recognition of netting), after

adjusting for sales accounting

13 Eligible netting of cash payables and cash receivables

14 SFT counterparty exposures

15 SFT exposure measures where a Reporting Bank acts as an

agent in the SFTs

16 Total SFT exposure measures

Exposure measures of off-balance sheet items

17 Off-balance sheet items at notional amount

18 Adjustments for calculation of off-balance sheet exposure

measures

19 Total exposure measures of off-balance sheet items

Capital and exposure measure (EM)

20 Capital measure (CM)

21 Exposure measure (EM)

Leverage ratio (LR)

22 Leverage ratio (LR)


Table 11G-2: Explanatory Notes to Leverage Ratio Common Disclosure Template

Explanatory Notes

1 This is the exposure measures of on-balance sheet items in accordance with


2 This is the amount of deductions from capital measure in accordance with

paragraphs 1.2, 1.3 and 3.4 of Annex 4A of the Notice and excluded from the EM.

This shall not include liability items in accordance with paragraph 3.5 of Annex 4A

of the Notice. The Reporting Bank shall report a negative amount here.

3 This is the sum of panels 1 and 2.

4 This is the replacement cost associated with all derivative exposures that are not

covered by a qualifying bilateral netting agreement and the net replacement cost

associated with all derivative exposures that are covered by a qualifying bilateral

netting agreement in accordance with paragraphs 3.6(a) and 3.7(a) of Annex 4A

of the Notice respectively. The calculation shall be net of the cash portion of

variation margins received in accordance with paragraph 3.11(a) of Annex 4A of

the Notice.

5 This is the amount for potential future exposure associated with all derivative

exposures that are not covered by a qualifying bilateral netting agreement and

the add-on, “ANet”, for the potential future exposure associated with all derivative

exposures that are covered by a qualifying bilateral netting agreement in

accordance with paragraphs 3.6(b) and 3.7(b) of Annex 4A of the Notice

respectively.

6 This is the grossed-up amount of collaterals where the collaterals provided by the

Reporting Bank in relation to derivative exposures have reduced the value of its

balance sheet assets in accordance with paragraph 3.9 of Annex 4A of the Notice.

7 This is as defined under paragraph 3.11(b) of Annex 4A of the Notice. The

Reporting Bank shall report a negative amount here.

8 This is the amount of trade exposures associated with the CCP leg of derivative

exposures which are excluded in accordance with paragraph 3.12 of Annex 4A of

the Notice. The Reporting Bank shall report a negative amount here.

9 This is the adjusted effective notional amounts (i.e. the effective notional amounts

reduced by any negative change in fair value amounts) for written credit

derivative exposures in accordance with paragraphs 3.14 and 3.15 of Annex 4A of

the Notice.

10 This is the sum of:

adjustments to the effective notional amounts of written credit derivative

exposures in accordance with paragraphs 3.15(a) and 3.15(b) of Annex 4A of

the Notice; and

deductions of amounts for potential future exposure of written credit

derivative exposures in accordance with paragraph 3.16 of Annex 4A of the

Notice. The Reporting Bank shall report a negative amount here.

11 This is the sum of panels 4–10.

12 This is the gross SFT assets with no recognition of any netting in accordance with

paragraph 3.17 of Annex 4A of the Notice (excluding SFT exposures reported in

panels 13 and 15) but adjusted for the treatment of the following items:

novation with qualifying CCPs in accordance with paragraph 3.18 of Annex

4A of the Notice,

securities received under a SFT where the Reporting Bank has recognised

the securities as an asset on its balance sheet in accordance with

paragraph 3.17(a)(i) of Annex 4A of the Notice; and

SFT exposures accounted for using sales accounting in accordance with


13 This is as defined under paragraph 3.17(a)(ii) of Annex 4A of the Notice. The

Reporting Bank shall report a negative amount here.

14 This is as defined under paragraph 3.17(b) of Annex 4A of the Notice, excluding

SFT exposures reported in panel 15.


15 This is the SFT exposure measures in accordance with paragraphs 3.20 and 3.21

of Annex 4A of the Notice.

16 This is the sum of panels 12 to 15.

17 This is the total notional amount of off-balance sheet items, before any

adjustment for credit conversion factors in accordance with paragraph 3.22 of

Annex 4A of the Notice.

18 This is the adjustment to the notional amount of off-balance sheet items due to

the application of credit conversion factors in accordance with paragraph 3.22 of

Annex 4A of the Notice.

19 This is the sum of panels 17 and 18.

20 This is the CM in accordance with paragraph 2.1 of Annex 4A of the Notice.

21 This is the sum of panels 3, 11, 16 and 19.

22 This is the LR, expressed as a percentage and calculated in accordance with



PROPOSED REVISIONS TO PART XII (REPORTING SCHEDULES)

Amendments to Table 12-1: Summary of Reporting Schedules in Annexes 12A to 12E

Section Annex/Schedule

1 Capital Adequacy Reporting Schedules Annex 12A

Statement of Tier 1 CAR and Total CAR Schedule 1A

Capital Treatment of Allowances Leverage Ratio

Schedule 1B Schedule 1C

2 Credit Risk Reporting Schedules Annex 12B

Summary of Credit RWA

Schedule 2

2-1 SA(CR)

Schedule 2-1A

2-2 F-IRBA for Wholesale Asset Class

Sovereign Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-2A

Bank Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-2B

Corporate Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-2C

Corporate Small Business Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-2D

SL Asset Sub-Class : IPRE Schedule 2-2E

SL Asset Sub-Class : PF/OF/CF Schedule 2-2F

HVCRE Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-2G

Exposures Subject to Double Default Framework

Schedule 2-2H

2-3 A-IRBA for Wholesale Asset Class

Sovereign Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-3A

Bank Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-3B

Corporate Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-3C

Corporate Small Business Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-3D

SL Asset Sub-Class : IPRE Schedule 2-3E

SL Asset Sub-Class : PF / OF / CF Schedule 2-3F

HVCRE Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-3G

Exposures Subject to Double Default Framework

Schedule 2-3H

2-4 Supervisory Slotting Criteria Schedule 2-4A

2-5 IRBA for Retail Asset Class

Residential Mortgage Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-5A

QRRE Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-5B

Other Retail Exposures Asset Sub-Class (Excluding Exposures to Small Business)

Schedule 2-5C

Other Retail Small Business Exposures Asset Sub-Class Schedule 2-5D

2-6 Equity Exposures

SA(EQ) Schedule 2-6A

IRBA(EQ) Schedule 2-6B


2-7 Securitisation Exposures

SA(SE) Schedule 2-7A

IRBA(SE) Schedule 2-7B

2-8 Unsettled Trades Schedule 2-8A

3 Market Risk Reporting Schedules Annex 12C

Summary of Market RWA

Schedule 3

3-1 SA(MR)

Interest Rate Risk Schedule 3-1A

Interest Rate Risk (General Market Risk) Schedule 3-1B

Equity Risk Schedule 3-1C

Foreign Exchange Risk Schedule 3-1D

Commodities Risk Schedule 3-1E

Options Position Risk

Schedule 3-1F

3-2 IMA Schedule 3-2A

4 Operational Risk Reporting Schedules Annex 12D

Summary of Operational RWA Schedule 4

BIA, SA(OR), ASA, AMA Schedule 4-1A

Operational Loss Details Schedule 4-2A

5 Other Reporting Schedules Annex 12E

Off-Balance Sheet Exposures (Excluding Derivative Transactions and Securitisation Exposures)

Schedule 5A

OTC Derivative Transactions and Credit Derivatives Schedule 5B

Inflows into and Outflows from Asset Sub-classes due to Credit Protection Credit Valuation Adjustments

Eligible Financial Collateral and Eligible IRBA Collateral

Schedule 5C Schedule 5D

Schedule 5E

Insertion of new Schedule 1C

MAS NOTICE 637: CAPITAL ADEQUACY REPORTING SCHEDULES Annex 12ASCHEDULE 1C

LEVERAGE RATIO

Name of the Reporting Bank:

Statement as at:

Scope of Reporting:

(In S$ million)

Part A: On-balance sheet itemsAccounting Balance Sheet

Value Gross Value (assuming no

netting or CRM) Components of EM

(a) (b) (c)

1 Derivative exposures:

2 Replacement cost associated with all derivative exposures

3 Written credit derivatives

4 Credit derivatives bought

5 Financial derivatives

6 Less: Eligible cash portion of variation margin

7 Less: CCP leg of trade exposures (replacement cost) eligible for exclusion from EM

8 SFT exposures:

9 SFT where a Reporting Bank acts as an agent and provide a guarantee for the difference

10 Other SFTs - Gross SFT assets

11 Other SFTs - SFT counterparty exposures

12 Less: Eligible netting of cash payables and cash receivables

13 Other assets:

14 Accounting other assets

15 Adjustments to accounting other assets for calculation of LR:

16 Grossed-up assets for derivative collaterals provided where deducted from the balance sheet

17 Adjustments for SFT sales accounting

18 Less: Receivables assets for cash portion of variation margin provided in derivative exposures

19 Less: CCP leg of trade exposures (initial margin) eligible for exclusion from EM

20 Less: Securities received in a SFT that are recognised as an asset

21 Less: Fiduciary assets eligible for exclusion from EM

Solo/Group (indicate as appropriate)

Part B: Off-balance sheet items

Notional AmountPotential Future Exposure(current exposure method; assume no netting or CRM)

Components of EM

(a) (b) (c)

22 Derivative exposures:

23 Potential future exposure associated with all derivative exposures


25 Credit derivatives bought

26 Financial derivatives

27 Less: CCP leg of trade exposures (potential future exposure) excluded from EM

28 Less: Potential future exposure of adjustment for written credit derivatives

29 Off-balance sheet items:

30 Off-balance sheet items with a 10% CCF as per Annex 4B or Annex 4C of the Notice

31 of which: Unconditionally cancellable credit cards commitments

32 of which: Other unconditionally cancellable commitments

33 Off-balance sheet items with a 20% CCF as per Annex 4B of the Notice



Part C: Adjusted effective notional amount of written credit derivatives

Capped Notional Amount Capped Notional Amount (same reference name) Components of EM

(a) (b) (c)

36 Adjusted effective notional amount of written credit derivatives:


38 Less: credit derivatives bought

Part D: Calculation of Leverage ratioAmount (S$ million)

39 CM

40 EM

41 LR

Part E: Reconciliation to Financial StatementsAmount (S$ million)

42 Total consolidated assets as per published financial statements

43 Reverse out on-balance sheet netting

44 Reverse out netting of derivative exposures

45 Reverse out netting of SFT exposures

46 Reverse out other netting and other adjustments

47 EM

Part F: Asset Class CategorisationOn-balance sheet items Off-balance sheet items Derivative exposures SFT exposures EM

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)= sum of (a) to (d)

48 Banking Book Exposures:

49 Standardised Approach

50 Cash and Cash Equivalents

51 Central Government and Central Bank Asset Class

52 PSE Asset Class

53 MDB Asset Class

54 Bank Asset Class

55 Corporate Asset Class

56 Regulatory Retail Asset Class

57 Residential Mortgage Asset Class

58 CRE Asset Class

59 Other Exposures Asset Class

60 Unsettled Trades

61 IRBA

62 Sovereign Asset Sub-class

63 Bank Asset Sub-class

64 Corporate Asset Sub-class

65 Corporate Small Business Asset Sub-class

66 SL Asset Sub-class

67 of which: IPRE

68 HVCRE Asset Sub-class

69 Residential Mortgage Asset Sub-class

70 QRRE Asset Sub-class

71 Other Retail Exposures Asset Sub-class

72 of which: Exposures to Small Business

73 Other Banking Book

74 Securitisation

75 Other Banking Book exposures

76 Trading Book Exposures:

77 Derivatives

78 Other trading book exposures

79 EM

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