Article 85(2) CRR provides that the calculation for the inclusion of the qualifying Tier 1 instruments of the subsidiaries in the consolidated Tier 1 capital “shall be undertaken on a sub-consolidated basis for each subsidiary”. The same applies for the minority interests to be included in the consolidated CET1 capital (Article 84(2) CRR) and for the qualifying own funds to be included in the consolidated own funds (Article 87(2) CRR). An institution can choose not to undertake this calculation for a subsidiary. In this case, it follows from the second sentence of the same Articles that the minority interest/qualifying Tier 1 capital or other qualifying own funds of that subsidiary may not be included in the consolidated own funds.  

Furthermore, Articles 84(3), 85(3) as well as Article 87(3) CRR equally state that where the competent authority derogates from the application of prudential requirements on an individual basis, minority interests, Tier 1 instruments and own funds instruments within the subsidiaries to which the waiver is applied shall not be recognised in own funds at sub-consolidated or at consolidated level.

Pursuant to Article 84(2) CRR (and - mutatis mutandis – according to Articles 85(2) and 87(2) CRR), the calculation shall take into account the specific own funds requirements of the subsidiary institution according to Article 92(1) CRR and, where applicable, the  specific own funds requirements referred to in Article 104 of Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD IV) as well as all the relevant capital buffers. Specifically dealing with the calculation of minority interests for subsidiaries on an intermediate level, Article 34a (3) (b) of the RTS on own funds determines that for the purpose of the sub-consolidation calculation, the amount of CET1 to be taken into account shall be the CET1 requirements of that subsidiary at the level of its consolidated situation. From this it can be assumed that the calculation is only possible where an own funds requirement has been set at the respective level.  

The purpose of the above mentioned provisions is to include in the calculation of the own funds the capital of the subsidiaries held by external investors (i.e. natural or legal persons not included in the perimeter of consolidation) only if the competent authority has required the subsidiary to comply with the prudential requirements on a sub-consolidated basis (Article 11(5) CRR) or if a mandatory sub-consolidation is required by the CRR (i.e. pursuant to Article 22 CRR)).

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