UK Statutory Instrument 2025 United Kingdom

Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures Regulations 2025

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PRA

What this Act requires

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s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Interpretation of Part 2

s.004

Use of buffer rates to determine institution-specific countercyclical capital buffers

s.005

Countercyclical capital buffer rate

s.006

Date from which changes to the buffer rate apply

s.007

Announcement of changes to the buffer rate

s.008

Buffer rate rules

s.009

Buffer rates for exposures outside the UK

s.010

Buffer rates: integer multiples of 0.25%

s.011

Date of application of buffer rates

s.012

Announcement of changes to buffer rates

s.013

Application of the buffer rate to holding companies

s.014

Interpretation of Part 3

s.015

Duty of PRA to identify O-SIIs

s.016

Power for the PRA to require an O-SII buffer to be maintained

s.017

O-SII buffer rates: the FPC framework

s.018

Determination by PRA of buffer rates for individual relevant O-SII

s.019

Date of application

s.020

Calculation of buffer

s.021

Publication: United Kingdom buffer rates

s.022

Review

s.023

Savings for buffer rates set or recognised before 31st July 2025

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PRA

Prudential Regulation Authority

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