ESMA_QA_1141
01/10/2016
Subject Matter
KIID Collateral management
    Do the ESMA guidelines require that counterparty risk exposures be aggregated across both financial derivative instruments and efficient portfolio management techniques?
    ESMA Answer
    01-10-2016

      [ESMA 34-43-392 UCITS Q&A, section 3, Q&A 6h]

      Yes. According to paragraph 41 of the ESMA guidelines, both exposures should be combined when calculating the counterparty risk limits of Article 52 of the UCITS Directive.

      Status: Answer Published

      Additional Information

      Level 1 Regulation
      Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS) Directive 2009/65/EC
      Topic
      UCITS global exposure