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Calculation of the Output Floor

No: 44047144 Date(g): 27/12/2022 | Date(h): 4/6/1444 Status: In-Force
5.7The standardized approaches to be used to calculate the base of the output floor referenced in paragraph 5.3 (2) are as follows:
 
 
 (1)The standardized approach for credit risk.
 
 (2)The bank's nominated approach for equity investments in funds.
 
 (3)For securitization exposures in the banking book and when determining the default risk charge component for securitization exposures in the trading book:
 
  (a)if a bank does not use SEC-IRBA or SEC-IAA, its nominated approach; or
 
 
  (b)if a bank does use SEC-IRBA or SEC-IAA, then the SEC-ERBA, SEC- SA or a risk-weight of 1250% as determined per the hierarchy of approaches.
 
 
 (4)For counterparty credit risk exposure measurement:
 
  (a)if a bank does not use IMM or the VaR models approach, then its nominated approach; or
 
 
  (b)if a bank does use IMM or the VaR models approach, then the SA-CCR or the comprehensive approach.
 
 
 (5)For market risk:
 
  (a)If a bank uses the IMA for market risk, then the standardized approach for market risk; or
 
 
  (b)If a bank does not use the IMA for market risk, then its nominated approach.
 
 
 (6)The bank's nominated approach for CVA risk.
 
 (7)The standardized approach for operational risk.
 
5.8As per paragraph 5.7 above, the following approaches are not permitted to be used, directly or by cross reference,1 in the calculation of the base of the output floor:
 
 
 (1)IRB approach to credit risk;
 
 (2)SEC-IRBA;
 
 (3)IMA for market risk;
 
 (4)VaR models approach to counterparty credit risk; and
 
 (5)IMM for counterparty credit risk.
 
5.9SAMA may review the level of the incremental increase for all banks. In addition, SAMA may also apply a cap on the incremental increase during the phase-in period on case-by-case basis. In this regard, banks must submit an application to SAMA with supporting justification for applying the cap on the incremental increase.
 
 
5.10The output floor will be implemented as of 1 January 2023, the required calibration percentage will gradually increase as following:
 
 
Phase-in arrangements for output floorTable 1
DateCalibration
1 January 202350%
1 January 202455%
1 January 202560%
1 January 202665%
1 January 202770%
1 January 202872.5%

1 As examples:
- Although the requirements for calculating exposures to central counterparties (chapter 8 of SAMA CCR and CVA framework) cross-refer to IMM as a possible method for calculating exposure values, IMM may not be used when these rules are applied for calculating the base of the output floor.
- For the look-through and mandate-based approaches for equity investments in funds, banks must use the standardized approach for credit risk when calculating the RWA of the underlying assets of the funds for the base of the output floor.
- Although there is a cross reference in the standardized approach for market risk to the securitization chapters of the credit risk standard (chapter 18 to 23 of SAMA Minimum Capital Requirements for Credit Risk), SEC-IRBA may not be used when the standardized approach for market risk is calculated for the base of the output floor.