Leverage Ratio Under Basel III for Licensed Commercial and Specialised Banks

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MONETARY BOARI)
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LA}IKA
BAI\KING ACT DIRECTIONS No. 12 of2018
LEVERAGE RATIO IJI\IDER BASEL III
FOR LICENSED COMMERCIAL BANKS Ah[D LICENSED SPECIALISED BAIIKS In terms of the powers conferred by Sections 46(1) and 76(J)(l) of the Banking Act No. 30 of 1988, as amended, the Monetary Board issues these Directions for the implementation of Leverage Ratio under Basel III for licensed commercial banks and licensed specialised banks (hereinafter referred to as licensed banks) in accordance with "Basel III: Finalising post-crisis reforms" issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2017. The aim of these Directions is to introduce a framework with a simple, transparent, non-risk based Leverage Ratio to act as a credible supplementary measure to the risk based capital requirement in order to restrict the build-up of leverage in the banking sector, helping to avoid any destabilising deleveraging processes which can damage the broader financial system and the economy, and reinforce the risk-based requirements with a simple, non-risk based'obackstop" measure.
l. Empowerment l.l In terms of Sections 46(l) and 76J(l) of the Banking Act, in
order to ensure the soundness of the banking system, the Monetary Board is empowered to issue Directions to all or any licensed bank, regarding the manner in which any aspect of the business ofsuch bank or banks is to be conducted.
2. Scope of
Application
3. Leverage Ratio
Computation
2.1 These Directions shall be applicable to every licensed bank:
(a) incorporated in Sri Lanka on a solo and consolidated basis; and (b) branches ofbanks incorporated or established outside Sri Lanka on a standalone basis. Commencing I January 2019, the minimum Leverage Ratio for licensed banks shall be 3 per cent. Leverage Ratio shall be computed as prescribed below:
Leverage Ratio:
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Capital Measure
3.1
3.2
Exposure Measure

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BAI\KING ACT DIRECTIONS No. 12 of2018
4. Capital Measure 4.1
5. Exposure Measure 5.1
6. Steps to Secure
Compliance
3.3 The Leverage Ratio to be calculated on a quarterly basis.
Licensed banks shall use Tier 1 capital (after deductions) as specified in the Banking Act Directions No. 01 of 2016 on Capital Requirements under Basel III as Capital measure for Leverage Ratio computation. The exposure measure is computed as follows:
Exposure Measure : On balance sheet exposures (excluding on-balance sheet derivative and Securities Financing Transaction exposures) * Derivative exposures * Securities Financing Transactions exposures + Off balance Sheet exposures Licensed banks shall not take account ofphysical or financial collateral, guarantees or other credit risk mitigation techniques in calculating the exposure measure. To ensure consistency, any item deducted from Tier 1 capital according to the Basel III framework and regulatory adjustments other than those related to liabilities shall be deducted from the exposure measure. Guidance on calculation of exposure measure is in Schedule I hereto. Where a licensed bank has failed to comply with the minimum Leverage Ratio, such bank shall not pay dividends or repatriate profits or adopt any other measure that will further deteriorate the regulatory capital position of the licensed bank until such compliance is effected and confirmed by the Director of Bank Supervision 5.2 5.3 5.4 6.t

28 December 2018
MONETARY BOARI)
CENTRAL BAIIK OF SRI LANKA
BANKING ACT DIRECTIONS No. 12 of2018
7. Disclosure
Requirements
8. Regulatory
Reporting
8.1
7.1 The disclosure requirements prescribed in the Banking Act
Directions No. 01 of 2016 on Capital Requirements under Basel III shall be applicable in respect of Leverage Ratio. Every licensed bank shall report the Leverage Ratio as at the last calendar day of each quarter through the web-based off￾site surveillance system via the quarterly return (BSD-QF-36- LR and BSD-QF-36-EM) within one month after the end of each quarter. ilbct^"-1 Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy Chairman of the Monetary Board and Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Banking Act Directions No.12 of 2018
Leverege Ratio under Basel III for Licensed CommercialBanks and Licensed Specialised Banla
SCHEDULE I

Calculation of Exposure Measure of Leverage Ratio under Basel III 1 On-Balance Sheet Exposures
1.1 The on-balance sheet values included in the exposure measure must be in line with the
reported values under the regulatory reporting balance sheet except for derivative assets and securities financing transactions (SFT).
1.2 The on-balance sheet assets deducted from Tier 1 capital should be deducted from the
exposure measure, which ensures that Tier 1 capital and the leverage ratio exposure measure are treated consistently and therefore, avoids double-counting.
1.3 Netting of loans and deposits are not allowed.
1.4 The basis for leverage ratio exposure measure for cash pooling arrangements should be the
single account balance and not the individual participating customer accounts. Cash pooling refers to arrangements involving treasury products whereby a bank combines the credit andlor debit balances ofa several accounts ofan individual or a group into a single account balance to facilitate cash and/or liquidity management. 2 Derivative Exposures
2.1 Licensed banks shall calculate the amount to be included in the exposure measure for each
derivative transaction separately as follows:
Derivative Exposure : s x (RC + PFE)
0 Alpha is set at 1.4
RC Replacement Cost
PFE Potential Future Exposure over the remaining life of the contract
2.2 Replacement Cost (RC)
RC of a transaction is the positive mark to market value of the contract:
RC : max {(V- CVMr ) + CVMp;O}
V Market value of the individual derivative transaction or of the derivative transactions in a netting set CVMr Cash Variation Margin (CVM) received by the bank CVMp CVM provided by the bank

2.3 Potential Future Exposure Gf'B)
(a) PFE represents an 'Add-On' arising from the potential exposure over the remaining life of the contract. PFE: Mukiplier x Add on Aggregate (b) Multiplier is fixed at one. (c) Add-on Aggregate is calculated by multiplying the notional principal amount of the contract from potential add on factor given in Table 1. (d) The following Add-on factors will apply to financial derivative contracts based on the residual maturity.
Table 1 - Add on Factors for Financial Derivatives
(e) For contracts with multiple exchanges of notional principal, the notional principal amounts are to be multiplied by the number of remaining payments in the contract. (0 No PFE shall be calculated for single currency floating swaps I floating interest rate swaps. (g) For exchange rate and interest rate hybrid products, e PFE must be calculated by adding the applicable two respective Add-on factors. 3 3.1 Securities Financing Transaction SFTs are transactions such as repurchase security lending and borrowing and margin transactions depends on market valuations. Exposure Measure for SFT are calculated as (a) When a bank acts as a principal agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, lending transactions, where the value of the
3.2 follows:
One year or less
Over one year to five years
SFT Exposure: Gross SFT Assets * max {0, [>(Ei) ->(Ci)]]

(b) When a bank acts as an agent
SFT Exposure : max {0, [r(Ei) - >(Ci)]]
Ei : total fair value of securities and cash lent to a counterparty for all transactions included Ci : total fair value of cash and securities received from the counterparty for all transactions
3.3 The gross SFT assets must be adjusted as follows:
(a) Exclude the value of any securities received under a SFT, where the bank has recognised the securities as an asset on the balance sheet, and (b) Cash payables and cash receivables in SFTs with the same counterparty may be measured net if all the following criteria are met:
(i) Transactions have the same explicit final settlement date.
(ii) The right to set off the amount owed to the counterparty with the amount owed by the counterparty is legally enforceable both in the normal course of business and in the event of default, insolvency and bankruptcy. (iiD 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.
3.4 Bilateral Netting for SFTs (Applicable to counterparty exposurel)
(a) With respect to a netting set of SFTs subject to a valid bilateral netting agreement referred in item 6 below, the current exposure for the netting set is calculated as the greater of the current market value of securities and cash provided to a counterparty under the SFTs less the current market value of securities and cash received from the counterparty under the SFTs and zero. (b) For purpose ofthe current exposure calculation for SFTs, only the effects ofa valid bilateral netting agreement will be recognized. Where no valid bilateral netting agreement is in place, each individual SFT must be treated individually.
3.5 SFT Exposure:
(a) If a bank acts as an agent in respect ofan SFT (or a portfolio of SFTs) entered into by a customer of the bank and the bank provides an indemnity or guarantee 1 max {0, [x(Ei) - x(Ci)]]

to the customer for any difference between the value of the security or cash provided by the customer under the SFT and the value of security or cash received by the customer, the bank will only be required to calculate its current exposure using the given formula, as in paragraph 3.2 (b). (b) [f, however, a bank's exposure in respect of SFT goes beyond an indemnity or a guarantee for the difference in value between the assets provided and received and includes exposure to the underlying cash or securities in the SFT, the bank will need to calculate its SFT exposure as the bank is acting as principal. This would be the case where a bank manages collateral received in connection with an SFT for its own account rather than for the customer's account. 4 Off Balance Sheet Exposures (OBS)
4.1 OBS exposures considered shall be the value after applying Credit Conversion Factors
(CCF) specified under the Banking Act Directions No. 01 of 2016 on Capital Requirements under Basel III excluding any items considered as derivative exposures or SFT.
4.2 ln calculating OBS exposures, any provisions in respect of OBS, if any, shall be deducted
from OBS exposures after the application of the relevant CCF.
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5.1
Conditions for Eligible Cash Variation Margins In calculating derivative exposure measure, the cash portion of variation margin exchanged between counterparties may be viewed as a form of pre-settlement payment, if the following conditions are met:
(a) Cash variation margin (CVM) would satisfy the non-segregation criterion if the recipient counterparty has no restrictions by law, regulation, or any agreement with the counterparty on the ability to use the cash received. (b) Variation margin is calculated and exchanged at least daily, based on mark-to￾market valuation of derivative positions. The cash variation margin is received in the same cuffency as the currency of sefflement of the derivative contract. (c) Variation margin exchanged is the full amount that would be necessary to fully extinguish the mark to market exposure ofthe derivative subject to the threshold and minimum transfer amounts applicable to the counterparty.

5.2
(d) Derivative transactions and variation margins are covered by a single master netting agreement (MNA) between the legal entities that are the counterparties in the derivatives transaction. The MNA must explicitly stipulate that the counterparties agree to seffle net of any payment obligations covered by such a netting agreement, taking into account of any variation margin received or provided if a credit event occurs involving either counterparty. If the conditions in paragraph 5.1 above are met following adjustments shall be carried out. (a) In the case of CVMr, the receiving bank may reduce the RC (but not the PFE component) of the exposure amount of the derivative by the amount of cash received if the positive mark-to-market value of the derivative conffact(s) has not already been reduced by the same amount of CVMr under the reporting requirements. (b) In the case of CVMp, the posting bank may deduct the resulting receivable from its Leverage Ratio exposure measure and instead include the CVMp in the calculation of the derivative RC. 6 Bilateral Netting 6.I For purposes of the Leverage Ratio, a bilateral netting agreement is considered valid if the following criteria are met:
a) The agreement is in writing. b) The agreement creates a single legal obligation for all individual contracts covered by the agreement and the bank would have a single claim or obligation to receive or pay only the net amount of the sum of the positive and negative mark-to-market values of the individual contracts covered by the agreement in the event that a counterparty to the agreement, or a counterparty to whom the agreement has been validly assigned, fails to comply with any obligation under the agreement due to default, insolvency, bankruptcy, or similar circumstance. c) The licensed bank has been given independent legal advice in writing to the effect that in the event of a challenge in a court of law, including a challenge resulting from default, insolvency, bankruptcy, or similar circumstance, the relevant court or administrative authority would find the banks' exposure to be the net amount under:

(i) The law of the jurisdiction in which the counterparty is incorporated or the equivalent location in the case ofnon-corporate entities, and ifa branch of the counterparty is involved, then also under the law of the jurisdiction in which the branch is located. (ii) The law which governs the individual contracts covered by the agreement. (iii) The law which governs the agreement. d) The bank manages the transactions covered by the agreement on a net basis. e) The bank maintains documentation adequate to support the netting of the contracts covered by the agreement. 0 The agreement is not subject to a provision that permits the non-defaulting counterparty to make only limited payment or no payment at all, to the defaulter or the state of the defaulter, regardless of whether or not the defaulter is a net creditor under the agreement. L0

Reporting Formats for Leverage Ratio
Part I - Computation of Leverage Ratio
Part II - Cuom tation of E re Measure
362.1.0.0.0 Exposure Measure
36.2.1.1.0.0 On Balance Sheet Exposures
36.2.1.1.1.0 On-balance sheet Assets (excluding
derivatives and SFTs)
36.2.1.1.2.0 Assot amounts adjusted in deternrining Basel
III Tier I capital
36.2.1.2.0.0 Derivative Exposures
362.1.2.1.0 Replacement cost associated with all
derivatives transactions
362.1.2.2.0 Add.on amounts for PFE associated with all
derivatives transactions
36.2.1.2.3,0 Alpha 1.4 1.4
36.2.1.3.0.0 Securities Financing Transaction (SfT)
Exposures
36.2.1.3.1.0 Gross SFT assets
3,6.2.1.3.2.0 Counterparty credit risk exposure for SFT assets where a bank aots as a principal
36.2.1.3.3.0 Agerrt transaction exposures
36.2.1.4.4.0 Other Off.Balance Sheet Exposures
36.2.1.4.1.0 Exposures with a 20%CCF
36.2.1.4.2.0 Exposures with a 50% CCF
36.2.1.4.3.0 Exposures wi& a 100% CCF
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