EBA
31 December 2010
CEBS has today published its final guidelines on the application of Article 122a of the CRD
CEBS has today published its final guidelines on the application of Article 122a of the CRD

22 December 2010
CEBS adapts the timeline for the revision of the Guidelines on Financial Reporting
CEBS adapts the timeline for the revision of the Guidelines on Financial Reporting

22 December 2010
CEBS's Guidelines for the joint assessment and joint decision regarding the capital adequacy of cross-border groups
CEBS has today published the final text of its Guidelines for the joint assessment of the elements covered by the supervisory review and evaluation process and joint decision regarding the capital adequacy of cross-border groups (GL 39).

17 December 2010
CEBS has today published its updated Guidelines for passport notifications
CEBS has today published its updated Guidelines for passport notifications

17 December 2010
CEBS has today published its advice to the European Commission on the non-eligibility of entities only producing credit scores for ECAI recognition
CEBS has today published its advice to the European Commission on the non-eligibility of entities only producing credit scores for ECAI recognition

16 December 2010
CEBS has commented on the IASB's Leases ED
CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2010/9 Leases.

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

16 December 2010
CEBS has today published the results of its comprehensive quantitative impact study analysing the impact of Basel III requirements on the European banking industry
CEBS has today published the results of its comprehensive quantitative impact study analysing the impact of Basel III requirements on the European banking industry

15 December 2010
CEBS has today published its feedback on the responses received during the public consultation on the revised guidelines on common reporting (COREP)
CEBS has today published its feedback on the responses received during the public consultation on the revised guidelines on common reporting (COREP)

15 December 2010
CEBS has today published its draft Consultation Paper on Guidelines on AMA changes (CP45)
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has today published a Consultation Paper on the Guidelines regarding AMA changes with the aim of assisting institutions using the Advanced Measurement Approach (AMA) to further develop their AMA models.

10 December 2010
CEBS has today published its Guidelines on Remuneration Policies and Practices (CP42)
CEBS has today published its Guidelines on Remuneration Policies and Practices (CP42)

30 November 2010
CEBS has commented on the IASB's Insurance Contracts ED
CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2010/8 Insurance Contracts.

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

30 November 2010
CEBS has today published its revised guidelines on the recognition of External Credit Assessment Institutions
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has today published its revised guidelines on the recognition of External Credit Assessment Institutions.

26 November 2010
CEBS has today published a call for expression of interest regarding the setting up of the EBA's Banking Stakeholder Group
CEBS has today published a call for expression of interest regarding the setting up of the EBA's Banking Stakeholder Group.

18 November 2010
CEBS has today published its guidelines on revised Article 3 of Directive 2006/48/EC
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has today published its guidelines on revised Article 3 of Directive 2006/48/EC (hereinafter “Article 3”).

08 November 2010
CEBS has commented on the IAASB's proposed ISA 315 and 610
CEBS has submitted its comments on the IAASB's Proposed International Standards on Auditing ISA 315 (Revised), Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement through Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and ISA 610 (Revised), Using the Work of Internal Auditors. 

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the auditing-related issues can be accessed here.




01 November 2010
CEBS has posted the presentation given at the public hearing on its draft Remuneration guidelines
CEBS has posted the presentation given at the public hearing on its draft Guidelines on Remuneration Policies and Practices (CP42) on its website. The page announcing the hearing can be accessed here

The presentation can be accessed here

27 October 2010
CEBS has published today its guidelines on liquidity cost benefit allocation
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has published today its guidelines on liquidity cost benefit allocation. The draft guidelines were presented for public consultation with the consultation period ending 10 June 2010. During this period a public hearing was also held. A summary of the industry’s responses to the consultation paper (CP36) is published in the feedback document. Based on the analyses provided in this document, the guidelines have not substantially changed. In particular, the five main guidelines have been kept unchanged.


18 October 2010
CEBS reviews the functioning of supervisory colleges
CEBS has today published its second peer review report on the functioning of colleges aimed at enhancing supervisory convergence by means of assessing the implementation of supervisory provisions set out in EU legislation, CEBS guidelines and other CEBS documents.

13 October 2010
CEBS has published today its draft consultation paper on the Guidebook on Internal Governance
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has published today its draft consultation paper on the Guidebook on Internal Governance (CP 44) aiming at enhancing and consolidating supervisory expectations in order to improve the sound implementation of internal governance arrangements. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

13 October 2010
CEBS today publishes for consultation its draft advice to the European Commission on the non-eligibility of entities producing only credit scores for ECAI recognition
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) publishes today its consultation paper (CP43) on its draft advice to the European Commission on the non-eligibility of entities producing only credit scores for ECAI recognition.

12 October 2010
CEBS has published today its guidelines on the management of operational risk in market-related activities

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has published today its guidelines on the management of operational risk in market-related activities.


08 October 2010
CEBS has published today for consultation its draft Guidelines on Remuneration Policies and Practices
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has published today its draft guidelines on Remuneration Policies and Practices.
 

08 October 2010
CEBS’s analysis on the scope of full harmonisation in the CRD
CEBS has today published its analysis on the scope of full harmonisation in the CRD.

01 October 2010
CEBS has commented on the FASB's Proposed Accounting Standards Update dealing with Accounting for Financial Instruments
Following the IASB's request for comments to its constituents, CEBS has today submitted its comments on the FASB's Proposed Accounting Standards Update dealing with Accounting for Financial Instruments and Revisions to the Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. 

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

01 October 2010
CEBS has commented on the IASB's ED Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income - Proposed amendments to IAS 1
CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2010/5 Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income  - Proposed amendments to IAS 1.

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

22 September 2010
The 3L3 Committees welcome European Parliament landmark vote to reform financial supervision in Europe
The Level 3 Committees, CESR, CEBS and CEIOPS (“the 3L3 Committees”) welcome today’s landmark decision of the European Parliament to endorse the EU financial supervision reform package.

08 September 2010
CEBS publishes a statement on the disclosure of sovereign exposures in the context of the 2010 EU-wide stress testing exercise
Following the publication of the results of the EU-wide stress test on 23 July 2010, CEBS issues a statement to clarify the details of key criteria used in the disclosures of banks exposures to sovereign debt accompanying the publication of the results. 

06 September 2010
CEBS has commented on the IASB's Measurement Uncertainty Analysis Disclosure for Fair Value Measurements ED
CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2010/7 Measurement Uncertainty Analysis
Disclosure for Fair Value Measurements.

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

06 September 2010
CEBS has commented on the IASB's Defined Benefit Plans ED
CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2010/3 Defined Benefit Plans – Proposed
Amendments to IAS 19

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

02 September 2010
CEBS today publishes its revised Guidelines on the management of concentration risk under the supervisory review process and Position paper on the recognition of diversification benefits under Pillar 2
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its revised Guidelines on the management of concentration risk under the supervisory review process and Position paper on the recognition of diversification benefits under Pillar 2.

 

01 September 2010
CEBS appoints new Deputy Secretary General
Piers Haben has been appointed to be Deputy Secretary General of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS).

01 September 2010
CEBS has commented on the EU Commission green paper on corporate governance in financial institutions and remuneration policies
CEBS has today submitted its comments on the EU Commission green paper on corporate governance in financial
institutions and remuneration policies.

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the European Commission can be accessed here.


26 August 2010
CEBS today publishes its revised Guidelines on stress testing
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes the final text of its revised Guidelines on stress testing which takes into the account the results of the earlier public consultation which run from December 2009 to March 2010.

30 July 2010
CEBS has commented on the IFAC Monitoring Group's consultation paper dealing with IFAC Reforms
CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IFAC Monitoring Group’s Consultation Paper dealing with the Review of the IFAC Reforms

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the auditing-related issues can be accessed here.

28 July 2010
CEBS today publishes its implementation guidelines on large exposures exemptions for money transmission, correspondent banking, clearing and settlement and custody services
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its implementation guidelines on Article 106(2) (c) and (d) of Directive 2006/48/EC (Capital Requirements Directive) as amended by Directive 2009/111/EC.

23 July 2010
2010 EU-Wide Stress Testing Exercise
Further to its statements issued on 18 June, 7 July and 19 July 2010, CEBS today releases its summary report on the results of the EU-wide stress test exercise. A Q&AS paper jointly prepared by CEBS, ECB and European Commission is also published.

19 July 2010
CEBS statement on the time of publication of the results of the EU-wide stress testing exercise
Following CEBS’s statements issued on 18 June and 7 July 2010, CEBS today provides information on the date and time for the publication of the results of the EU-wide stress test exercise.

16 July 2010
CEBS has commented on the IASB's Fair Value Option for Financial Liabilities ED
CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2010/4 Fair Value Option for Financial Liabilities.

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

13 July 2010
CEBS has commented on the IASB's Reporting Entity ED (part of the Conceptual Framework review)
CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2010/2 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting - The Reporting Entity.

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

13 July 2010
CEBS today publishes for consultation its draft guidelines on revised Article 3 of Directive 2006/48/EC
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its consultation paper (CP41) on its draft guidelines on revised Article 3 of the Directive 2006/48/EC (hereafter “Article 3”). The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

07 July 2010
CEBS statement on key features of the extended EU-wide stress test
Following its statement issued on 18 June 2010, CEBS provides further information on the EU-wide stress test exercise which is now being finalised by CEBS and the national supervisory authorities, in close cooperation with the ECB.

01 July 2010
CEBS today publishes its consultation paper on guidelines on Article 122a of the Capital Requirements Directive
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its consultation paper (CP40) on guidelines to the new Article 122a of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD).

30 June 2010
CEBS today publishes two follow-up reports presenting the findings of its assessment of banks’ disclosures
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes two follow-up reports setting out the outcome of its efforts in assessing banks’ disclosures published, one, in their 2009 audited annual reports and, two, in their 2009 Pillar 3 reports.

30 June 2010
CEBS has commented on the IASB's Amortised Cost and Impairment ED
CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2009/12 Financial Instruments: Amortised Cost and Impairment.

The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

28 June 2010
CEBS has posted the slides presented at the 28 June public hearing on Transparency
CEBS has posted the slides presented at the 28 June public hearing on Transparency. 

28 June 2010
CEBS today publishes a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on CP(39)
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on CP(39) - draft Guidelines for the joint assessment of the elements covered by the supervisory review and evaluation process and the joint decision regarding the capital adequacy of cross-border groups.

23 June 2010
CEBS has posted a discussion note for the 28 June public hearing on Transparency
CEBS has today posted a discussion note for the 28 June public hearing on Transparency. 

23 June 2010
CEBS today publishes its revised consultation paper on the management of operational risk in marker-related activities
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its revised consultation paper (CP35rev) on its draft guidelines on the management of operational risk in market-related activities. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

18 June 2010
CEBS’s press release on state of play with the 2010 EU wide stress testing exercise
CEBS’s press release on state of play with the 2010 EU wide stress testing exercise.

17 June 2010
CEBS consults on the revised guidelines on common reporting
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today starts a public consultation on its proposed amendments to the Guidelines on Common Reporting (COREP) which will run for three months and will end on 16 September 2010.

15 June 2010
CEBS today publishes its methodology for the assessment of the equivalence of third countries' confidentiality provisions
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its methodology for the assessment of the equivalence of third countries’ confidentiality provisions to the CRD.

15 June 2010
CEBS today publishes its guidelines for the operational functioning of colleges
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its guidelines for the operational functioning of colleges.

15 June 2010
CEBS today publishes its 2009 Annual Report
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its 2009 Annual Report.

14 June 2010
CEBS today publishes its guidelines on instruments referred to in Article 57(a) of the CRD
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its implementation guidelines on capital instruments.

The revised Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) introduces explicit rules for the treatment of instruments eligible as capital and, in particular, requirements for their inclusion in institutions’ original own funds without limit. The amendments will need to be transposed into Member States’ national law by 31 October 2010 and will be applied from 31 December 2010.

11 June 2010
CEBS today publishes its report on national implementation of CEBS’s high-level principles for remuneration policies
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its report on the national implementation of its High-level Principles for Remuneration Policies that was published in April 2009, addressed both to regulators and regulated institutions.

03 June 2010
CEBS organises a public hearing on transparency issues
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) organises a public hearing in London on 28 June 2010 (from 10:30 to 12:30) to preview the findings of this year’s follow-up work assessing banks’ transparency. 

01 June 2010
CEBS today publishes a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on CP31(draft concentration risk guidelines)
CEBS today publishes a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on CP31(draft concentration risk guidelines).

26 April 2010
CEBS today publishes its Principles for disclosures in times of stress
(Lessons learnt from the financial crisis)
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its Principles for disclosures in times of stress intended to guide financial institutions in the preparation of public disclosures made to conform with existing disclosure requirements or recommendations or on an ad hoc basis, incorporating the lessons learnt from the financial crisis.

07 April 2010
CEBS today publishes its draft guidelines on joint assessment and joint decision regarding the capital adequacy of cross border groups
CEBS today publishes for consultation draft Guidelines for the joint assessment of the elements covered by the supervisory review and evaluation process and the joint decision regarding the capital adequacy of cross border groups (CP39).

30 March 2010
CEBS today publishes the summary of the discussions at its public hearing on CP32 (draft stress testing guidelines)
CEBS today publishes the summary of the discussions at its public hearing on CP32 (draft stress testing guidelines).

17 March 2010
CEBS today publishes the presentation and a summary of the discussions at its public hearing on CP34
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) published a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on its draft guidelines on the operational function of colleges.

16 March 2010
CEBS today publishes a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on CP35
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) published a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on its draft guidelines on the management of operational risk in market-related activities.

11 March 2010
CEBS today publishes its draft implementation guidelines on Article 106(2) (c) and (d) of Directive 2006/48/EC recast

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its draft implementation guidelines (CP38) on Article 106(2) (c) and (d) of Directive 2006/48/EC as amended by Directive 2009/111/EC. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.
 


11 March 2010
CEBS today publishes its draft revised guidelines on the recognition of ECAIs
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its consultation paper (CP37) on the review of its Guidelines on the recognition of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) of 20 January 2006. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

10 March 2010
CEBS today publishes its draft guidelines on liquidity cost benefit allocation
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its consultation paper on draft guidelines on liquidity cost benefit allocation. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.
 

09 March 2010
CEBS publishes a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on CP33
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) published a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on its guidelines on instruments referred to in article 57(a) of the CRD (CP33).

 

17 February 2010
CEBS organises a public hearing on its draft Guidelines on the operational functioning of colleges
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) organises a public hearing on 11 March 2010 at the CEBS premises in London from 10.00 to 13.00 to discuss its draft Guidelines on the operational functioning of colleges (CP34).

17 February 2010
New classification system between the reporting frameworks of the ECB and CEBS
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) have today published a new classification system aimed at reducing over time the reporting burden placed on entities that are required to deliver data to the Eurosystem as well as to supervisory authorities.

16 February 2010
CEBS organises a public hearing on its draft Guidelines on the management of operational risk in market-related activities
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) organises a public hearing on 9 March 2010 at the CEBS premises in London from 10.00 to 13.00 to discuss its draft Guidelines on the management of operational risk in market-related activities (CP35).

16 February 2010
CEBS today publishes its high level principles for risk management
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its high level principles for risk management. These principles should be considered both by institutions (as part of the ICAAP) and supervisors (as part of the SREP) within the supervisory review framework under Pillar 2.

15 February 2010
CEBS organises a public hearing on its draft Guidelines on concentration risk (CP31)
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) organises a public hearing on 12 March 2010 at the CEBS premises in London from 10.00 to 13.00 to discuss its draft Guidelines on concentration risk (CP31).

15 February 2010
CEBS organises a public hearing on its draft revised Guidelines on stress testing (CP32)
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) organises a public hearing on 10 March 2010 at the CEBS premises in London from 10.00 to 13.00 to discuss its draft revised Guidelines on stress testing (CP32).

10 February 2010
CEBS today publishes a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on CP30
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) held a public hearing on 26 January 2010 to discuss comments received during the consultation period on the draft draft disclosure guidelines reflecting the lessons learnt from the financial crisis (CP 30).

The summary of the discussions has been published together with the presentation given at this event.

29 January 2010
CEBS organised an opening conference to the Eurosystem programme ‘Strengthening macro and micro-prudential supervision in EU candidates and potential candidates’

CEBS organised a two day policy-level conference as an opening event to the Eurosystem programme ‘Strengthening macro and micro-prudential supervision in EU candidate countries and potential candidate countries.


29 January 2010
CEBS responds to the consultation of the EU Commission on crisis management

On 20 January 2010, CEBS provided answer to the EU Commission’s communication on an EU Framework for Cross-Border Crisis Management in the Banking Sector.  The views expressed in this contribution cover the different areas contained in the communication issued by the Commission on 20 October 2009.


28 January 2010
CEBS today publishes its revised Guidelines on Supervisory Disclosure

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its revised Guidelines on Supervisory Disclosure.


26 January 2010
Mr. Giovanni Carosio speaks at the ECON hearing in Brussels
Mr. Giovanni Carosio, Chairman of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), speaks at the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, in Brussels.

19 January 2010
CEBS organises a public hearing on its guidelines on instruments referred to in article 57(a) of the CRD
In December 2009, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) published its consultation paper (CP33) on its implementation guidelines on capital instruments. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.
 

19 January 2010
CEBS organises a public hearing its draft guidelines on the management of operational risk in market-related activities
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has launched a consultation on its draft guidelines on the management of operational risk in market-related activities. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.
 

19 January 2010
CEBS organises a public hearing on its guidelines on the operational functioning of colleges
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has launched a consultation on its draft guidelines for the operational functioning of colleges. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

06 January 2010
CEBS publishes today the revised framework on Common Reporting (COREP)
CEBS publishes today the revised framework on Common Reporting (COREP). The COREP templates have been amended to incorporate changes of the CRD (directives 2009/27/EC and 2009/83/EC) as well as CRD II amendments (directive 2009/111/EC) and will be applicable by 31 December 2010.
 
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