EBA Guidelines on CVA Risks Will Likely Result in Negative Consequences for the Risk Management of Non-Financial Companies

EBA consults whether banks should face additional own funds requirements for the so called CVA-risks resulting from derivative positions with non-financial companies (NFCs). The position paper shows that the EBA proposal would erode the exemption for exactly these risks granted by the Capital Requirements Regulation. If the EBA proposal for a supervisory guideline became effective the legislator's will would be countervailed and risk management of NFCs would become more costly.