BIPRU 8 Annex 6 Non-UK regulators’ requirements deemed equivalent for individual risks

Part 1 (Non-UK banking regulators’ requirements deemed equivalent for individual risks)3

USA

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

^* a US banking subsidiary will be deemed equivalent for credit risk if:

• it is categorised as well capitalised: and
• it scales up its US Basel 1 credit risk requirement by 25%

√

√

X^*

X^*

X

X

Australia

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority [APRA]

√

√

X

Canada

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions [OSFI]

√

√

√

Switzerland Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority [FINMA]2

√

√ See note 2

√

Japan

Financial Services Agency, Japan [JFSA]

√

X

X

South Africa

South African Reserve Bank [SARB]

√

√

√

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Monetary Authority [HKMA]

√

√

√

Singapore

Monetary Authority of Singapore [MAS]

√

√

√

India

Reserve Bank of India [RBI]

√

√

√

Korea

Financial Supervisory Service [FSS]

√

X

X

1Jersey

√

√

√

1Guernsey

X

√

√

1Isle of Man

X

√

√

Note 1: A √ denotes that the requirements have been assessed as equivalent to EEA standards.

A X denotes that the requirements have been assessed as not being equivalent to EEA standards.

Note 2: √ International standardised approach only. The treatment of the Lombard loans is not equivalent and they must be treated under the appropriate regulator's rules.

Part 2 (Non-UK investment firm regulators’ requirements deemed equivalent for individual risks)3

Australia

Sydney Futures Exchange

Australian Stock Exchange

√

√

X

X

X

X

Canada

Ontario Securities Commission

Quebec Securities Commission

British Columbia Securities Commission

Alberta Securities Commission

Investment dealers Association of Canada

√

√

√

√

√

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Monetary Authority [HKMA]

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission

√

√

X

X

X

X

Japan

Financial Services Agency, Japan [JFSA]

√

X

X

Singapore

Monetary Authority of Singapore [MAS]

Stock Exchange of Singapore

√

√

X

X

X

X

South Africa

South African Futures Exchange

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Bond Exchange of South Africa

√

√

√

X

X

X

X

X

X

Switzerland

Swiss Federal Banking Commission [EBK]

√

√ Note 2

√

USA

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC): Net Capital rule only

Commodities and Futures Trading Commission

√ Note 3

√

√1

X

X

X

Note 1: A √ denotes that the requirements have been assessed as equivalent to EEA standards.

A X denotes that the requirements have been assessed as not being equivalent to EEA standards.

Note 2: √ International standardised approach only. The treatment of Lombard loans is not equivalent and they must be treated under the appropriate regulator's rules.

Note 3: √ Where entities are subject to a local regulatory capital requirement.