The risk committee shall advise the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions on matters concerning the investment firm’s overall risk strategy and overall risk appetite, both current and future.
It assists the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions when it supervises the implementation of this strategy by the persons mentioned in Article L. 532-2 .4 and by the head of the risk management function.
In the case of a branch of an investment firm referred to in Article L. 532-48, the risk committee or the system referred to in Article L. 533-31 communicates to the body of the investment firm to which the branch belongs, which exercises supervisory functions equivalent to those of a board of directors or a supervisory board, the information needed to determine the branch’s strategy and its risk appetite, both current and future. The Risk Committee or the mechanism referred to in Article L. 533-31 shall monitor the implementation of this strategy by the persons referred to in Article L. 532-2(4) and by the head of the risk management function.
The board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions shall continue to have overall responsibility for the investment firm’s risk strategies and policies.
The role of the risk committee with regard to risk management and internal control is specified by order of the Minister responsible for the economy.