Press releases

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today an Opinion to the European Commission supporting its proposed amendment to the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on additional collateral outflows with regard to the historical look-back approach (HLBA) calculation method. The amendment follows the European Commission’s request to amend the draft RTS using the specifications provided by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS).

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the disclosure of encumbered and unencumbered assets for the provision of transparent and harmonised information on the topic, as laid down in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). These draft RTS, which build on the EBA Guidelines on the same topic, detail the disclosure requirements and provide additional information. The consultation will run until 25 July 2016.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the first list of Other Systemically Important Institutions (O-SIIs) in the EU. O-SIIs are those institutions which are deemed systemically relevant in addition to Global Systemically Important Institutions (G-SIIs), already identified. The institutions have been identified by relevant authorities across the Union according to harmonised criteria provided by the EBA. This list reflects also the additional capital buffers that the relevant authorities have set for the O-SIIs they have identified.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the first list of Other Systemically Important Institutions (O-SIIs) in the EU. The institutions have been identified by relevant authorities across the Union according to harmonised criteria provided by the EBA in its Guidelines for the assessment of O-SIIs, which in turn build on the global framework for dealing with Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) published by the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision (BCBS). This list, together with the EBA Guidelines, will inform the work of relevant authorities across the EU in setting capital buffers for the O-SIIs they have identified.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines defining how confidential information collected under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) should be disclosed in summary or collective form without identifying individual institutions or relevant entities.

The EBA acknowledges updated notification from the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (the Central Bank of Hungary) with respect to its decisions on the application of the asset separation tool and related resolution measures in the ongoing resolution process of MKB Bank Zrt.

The EBA acknowledges updated notification from the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (the Central Bank of Hungary) with respect to its decisions on MKB Bank Zrt.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued its Banking Stakeholder Group (BSG) end of term of office report. The document covers the outputs of the BSG for the second term of the Membership whose appointment fell between October 2013 and 15 April 2016, as well as information on its working methodology and its interaction with the EBA.

The EBA acknowledges notification from the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (the Central Bank of Hungary) with respect to its decision on the resolution of MKB Bank Zrt.

The EBA has received a notification from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarktaufsicht, FMA), in its capacity as Resolution Authority, in relation to the application of resolution measures to Heta Asset Resolution AG.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its Opinion setting out measures credit and financial institutions can take to comply with EU Anti- Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) requirements when providing asylum seekers from higher-risk jurisdictions with access to basic financial products and services.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Report analysing measures taken by Competent Authorities in 2014 to ensure compliance by institutions with securitisation risk retention, due diligence and disclosure requirements. Based on the EBA findings, the EBA has identified best practices, which will help Competent Authorities in their supervisory assessments of compliance of these requirements.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launches today a call for research papers in view of its fifth policy research workshop taking place on 28-29 November 2016 in London on the topic ‘Competition in banking: implications for financial regulation and supervision’.

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA - ESAs) has finalised its proposal for regulatory technical standards (RTS) on Key Information Documents (KIDs) for Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs).

On 31 May 2016, the European Banking Authority (EBA), jointly with the European Investment Bank Group (European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund), will host a seminar at the EBA premises to discuss opportunities and challenges on the role and potential use of credit guarantees and synthetic securitisation in the banking sector.