Internal governance

EU legislation requires that institutions have robust governance arrangements, including a clear organisational structure with well defined, transparent and consistent lines of responsibility, effective risk management processes, control mechanisms and gender neutral remuneration policies. The internal governance should be appropriate to the nature, scale and complexity of the institution. The main responsibility for internal governance lies with the management body, which is subject to specific suitability requirements. In this respect, the EBA published Guidelines on internal governance, outsourcing and together with ESMA joint guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of members of the management body and key function holders.