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Question ID: 465

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

Article: 35

Template: S.06.02

Status: Final

Date of submission: 19 Jan 2016

Question

We have got a couple of questions regarding the templates S.06.02 and S.09.01.

Regarding S.09.01 (Income/gains and losses in the period), our question is whether the purpose of the template really is to collect information on gains and losses for assets held in unit-linked and index-linked contracts as well as for assets not held in unit-linked and index-linked contracts? If so, what is the information regarding the assets held in unit-linked and index-linked contracts supposed to be used for?

Regarding S.06.02 (List of assets) we have got a closely related question. We wonder whether the intention is for the reporting undertakings to report acquisition price (C0160) for assets held in unit-linked and index-linked contracts? 

EIOPA answer

In S.09.01 all assets should be considered, including the ones from unit-linked and index-linked contracts. The template includes a column where the distinction between unit-linked and index-linked contracts and neither unit-linked and index-linked contracts is requested (C0060). This means that the asset categories need to be reported for all assets included in unit-linked and index-linked contracts (however, not by fund) and for all remaining assets.

In S.06.02 all assets are to be reported, including the ones within unit-linked and index-linked contracts. Any item is exempted from reporting due to the fact that it is associated to unit-linked and index-linked contracts.

In general all information of the asset templates include the ones from unit-linked and index-linked contracts. Excluding unit linked assets undermines a comprehensive view of the undertaking risk profile, in particular contagious risk. The asset-by-asset reporting along with the other asset information will also concern unit-linked products, since we consider that these also present specific risks (for instance, undertakings selling bonds issued by entities of their own group, leading to conflicts of interests; or undertakings exposed to reputational risk if they have a major problem on one of their unit-linked).