RBI seeks comments on the draft amendments to banks' CVA capital framework

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RBI has released the draft of the revised Credit Valuation Adjustment Framework and invited comments until August 28, 2026.
The proposed framework includes the option of the basic approach including BA-CVA, simplified compliance for smaller banks, and provisions to address the misalignment of indirect CVA hedges.
The revised guidelines enhance the sensitivity of supervisory risk weights, clarify CVA hedge eligibility, and improve the consistency of Indian banks' derivative risk capital assessment with global prudential standards.

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Draft Guidelines and Compliance Options

According to the RBI press release, the central bank today issued the draft Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Credit Valuation Adjustment Framework) Directions, 2026, and has invited comments from regulated entities, market participants, and other stakeholders until August 28, 2026. The existing CVA framework was issued in 2011 and was based on the 2010 Basel Committee on Banking Supervision standards.

The central bank states that the BCBS later issued revised CVA guidelines under the final Basel III framework, following which India also decided to update its directions. The revised guidelines allow banks to adopt the basic approach, BA-CVA, where they can implement either the full or reduced version.

Additionally, in line with BCBS guidelines, banks with negligible volumes of non-centrally cleared derivatives may calculate their CVA capital charge as 100 percent of their counterparty credit risk (CCR) capital charge. This provision can simplify compliance for banks with small or limited derivative exposures.

Regulatory Impact on the Banking Sector

The proposed amendments include the option for eligible banks to choose a simplified method, clarity on the eligibility and recognition of CVA hedges, and increased sensitivity of supervisory risk weights based on the region and credit quality of the counterparty. The full BA-CVA calculation also proposes to separate systematic and idiosyncratic CVA risk components, addressing the issue of misalignment from imperfect indirect CVA hedges.

According to the RBI, these changes enhance risk sensitivity and bring greater consistency to the CVA framework. This can help bring the capital assessment of derivative counterparty risk for Indian banks closer to global prudential standards.

Feedback can be submitted via the ‘Connect 2 Regulate’ section link available on the RBI website, or sent by email or post to the Market Risk Group, Department of Regulation, Central Office, Mumbai.

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