Guidelines

EBA guidelines specifying eligible financial instruments for third-country bank branches to meet capital endowment requirements under Directive 2013/36/EU, ensuring assets are available for resolution or winding-up to protect depositors and creditors, effective January 2027.

EBA final guidelines on proportionate retail diversification methods under CRR Article 123(1), defining criteria for retail exposures to qualify for preferential risk weights by ensuring sufficient portfolio granularity and harmonizing EU standards.

EBA final guidelines specifying criteria to identify ancillary services undertakings under Article 4(1)(18) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, covering direct extensions of banking, ancillary activities, and similar services for regulatory clarity.

EBA and ESAs finalize joint guidelines on ESG stress testing for competent authorities, establishing consistent methodologies, data requirements, and supervisory practices under CRD and Solvency II to integrate environmental, social, and governance risks into financial sector stress tests from 2027.

EBA updates guidelines on assessing equivalence of third-country confidentiality regimes under EU regulations, including MiCAR, confirming equivalence for Australia, China, Montenegro, Peru, Serbia, and the UK, and aligning with recent legal framework changes.

EBA final guidelines on environmental scenario analysis – outlining requirements for institutions to assess climate-related risks (physical and transition) in stress testing, credit risk modeling, and business resilience, complementing ESG risk management under Directive 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.

EBA final guidelines under CRR 3 specify risk-mitigating conditions for applying a 100% risk weight to ADC exposures in residential property, covering cash deposits, financing equivalence, obligor equity, and contract thresholds to reduce capital requirements.

EBA final report establishing guidelines on identifying high-risk exposures under Article 128(3) of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), specifying types such as venture capital, private equity, and other high-risk assets for a 150% risk weight application.

EBA guidelines establishing requirements for the remuneration benchmarking exercise under CRD III, outlining data collection on fixed and variable remuneration practices for credit institutions and investment firms to enable EU-level benchmarking by December 2012.

EBA final report amending ICT and security risk management guidelines to align with DORA, clarifying scope for payment service providers not covered by DORA while harmonizing ICT risk frameworks under PSD2 and CRD.

European Banking Authority final guidelines on managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks – setting minimum standards for identification, measurement, and integration into risk frameworks, including transition planning and long-term resilience under Directive 2013/36/EU, applicable from 2026.