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European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

1035

Q&A

Question ID: 1035

Regulation Reference: (EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities

Article: 35

Template: S.08.02

Status: Final

Date of submission: 11 Jan 2017

Question

A forward exchange rate agreement is a forward contract in which one party pays an amount in one currency, and receives an equivalent amount in a different currency resulting from the conversion using the contractual exchange rate, at the predefined forward date (CIC E.2). In the QRT S.08.02 in field C0090 “Instrument underlying the derivatives”, the log indicates that this item is to be provided only for derivatives that have a single or multiple underlying instruments in the undertakings’ portfolio. In the case of CIC E.2 – forward exchange rate agreement, the instrument underlying the derivatives are currencies. Therefore, we propose to disclose “Multiple assets/liabilities” as Instrument underlying the derivatives for a forward exchange rate agreement (CIC E.2). Could you please confirm this is correct?

EIOPA answer

The interpretation is correct, if the derivative is mitigating the currency risk of multiple assets the option "Multiple assets/liabilities" is the correct one. If the derivative is mitigating the currency risk of a specific asset, that asset should be identified.