Circular Letter – Revised Leverage Ratio Return (CB100LR)

m ll CENTRAL BANK OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Eric Williams Plaza, Independence Square, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago Postal Address: P.O. Box 1250 Telephone: (868) 621-CBTT (2288), 235-CBTT (2288); Fax: (868) 612-6396 E-Mail Address: info@central-bank.org.tt Website: www.central-bank.org.tt CIRCULAR LETTER TO: October 14, 2024 All Licensed Financial Institutions and Financial Holding Companies under the Financial Institutions Act, 2008 REF: CB-OIFI-3153/2024 REVISED LEVERAGE RATIO RETURN (CBlO0LR) Reference is made to the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago's (Central Bank) circular letter Ref# CB-OIFI-224/2024 dated January 22, 2024 in which the revised Leverage Ratio Reporting Template (CBlO0LR) and Instructions for Completing the CBlO0LR were issued. We have made further revisions to the CBlOOLR and licensees and financial holding companies are now required to use the updated version labelled CBlO0LR Vl.l. The new template contains back-end coding for improved data intake, a cover page, a signature page and minor changes in the formatting. In addition, there are general instructions which will supplement the previously issued Instructions for Completing the CB1 00LR. Licensees and financial holding companies will be required to report the Leverage Ratio using the updated version of the CBlO0LR for submissions dated as at September 30, 2024 and onward. The revised template can be found on the Central Bank's website at https://www.central-bank.org.tt/publications/regulatory-retums/banking-sector-regulaton￾retums. Licensees or financial holding companies that fail to submit reports using the new version will be required to resubmit the report. Submissions are to be made via the Central Bank's Go Anywhere portal, twenty (20) working days after the reporting date, as is currently done. Similar to the last correspondence to facilitate the receipt ofthe CB1 00LR via the portal, all reporting institutions must adhere to the following naming convention: InstitutionCode -CBlO0LR -Vl.l -MMMYYYY.xlsx. Any queries on the implementation of this Regulation can be submitted electronically to the Central Bank via Baselconsultation(e1\central-bank.org.tt. Please be guided accordingly. Yours sincerely, Patrick Solomon INSPECTOR OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS