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As a result of the annual Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP), the European Central Bank (ECB) has set to 3.00% the minimum capital requirement under Pillar 2 (P2R) for HSBC France for the year 2020.
HSBC France will be required to meet on a consolidated basis a minimum total capital ratio of at least 13.75%, from January 1st, 2020. The Overall capital requirement (OCR) is composed of: the 8% minimum capital in respect of article 92.1 of the 575/2013 Regulation, the 2.50% for the Conservation buffer in respect of article 129 of the 2013/36 Directive, the 3.00% Pillar 2 requirement mentioned above and a countercyclical buffer of 0.25% based on the estimated current levels.
The requirement in respect of Common equity tier 1 is 10.25%, excluding Pillar 2 guidance (P2G).
As at June 30, 2019, HSBC France's fully loaded total capital ratio was 16.6% and fully loaded CET1 ratio was 13.4%.
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HSBC in France
HSBC France is a subsidiary of the HSBC Group. The head office of HSBC France is located in Paris. Since 1 April 2019, HSBC France now includes, in addition to its universal banking activities in France, the activities of 9 European branches (Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland and Spain). In France, HSBC's strategy is to develop a modernised universal banking model, differentiating itself on its unique international network, and leveraging its Markets positioning as the Euro platform for the HSBC Group.
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