Article 20(3) should be deleted because the specific derogation that it provides for, whereby certain investment firms would not be subject to the capital requirements for operational risk and, apart from own funds for credit and market risk, would have to ensure only a blanket coverage (25%) of the fixed joint costs from the preceding year, mixes market and operational risk in a technically incomprehensible manner and would potentially distort competition.
Article 20(3) should be deleted because the specific derogation that it provides for, whereby certain investment firms would not be subject to the capital requirements for operational risk and, apart from own funds for credit and market risk, would have to ensure only a blanket coverage (25%) of the fixed joint costs from the preceding year, mixes market and operational risk in a technically incomprehensible manner and would potentially distort competition.