Class 2 investment firms shall have in place sound, effective and comprehensive arrangements, strategies and processes for assessing and maintaining, on an ongoing basis, the amount, type and distribution of internal capital and liquid assets which they consider appropriate to cover the nature and level of risks which they may impose on other entities and to which they are or may be exposed.
The systems, strategies and processes referred to in the first paragraph shall be appropriate and proportionate to the nature, scale and complexity of the activities of the investment firm concerned. They shall be subject to the regular internal control referred to in Article L. 533-29-1.
These controls cover the risks to clients, market risks, risks to the investment firm, in particular those that could reduce capital, and liquidity risk, as referred to in Article L. 533-29-1.
The parent undertakings of groups subject to supervision on a consolidated basis pursuant to Article L. 613-20-1 shall ensure that the systems, strategies and procedures referred to in the first paragraph that are implemented by their subsidiaries are consistent with each other and well integrated.
The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may ask Class 3 investment firms to apply the requirements set out in this article to the extent that it deems appropriate.
The conditions of application of the internal capital adequacy assessment process are specified by order of the Minister responsible for the economy.