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European Commission requests EBA’s opinion on EFRAG’s technical advice for draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), focusing on consistency with SFDR and related delegated acts.

European Banking Authority (EBA) vacancy notice for Seconded National Experts (2022) – recruiting policy experts in ESG risks and bank sector analysts for risk analysis and stress testing, including climate risk assessments, under flexible secondment contracts in Paris.

European Banking Authority (EBA) eligibility criteria grid for Seconded National Experts – outlines requirements including EU/EFTA nationality, language proficiency, employment by ESFS members or approved entities, education, professional experience, and submission of CV and employer statement.

EBA vacancy notice for Seconded National Experts (2022) seeking policy and supervisory experts in supervisory review, risk assessment, ICT, and cybersecurity to support development of guidelines, technical standards, and oversight frameworks under DORA and MiCA regulations.

Federal Reserve Board study analyzing the financial stability impact of a multi-day cyberattack on a technology service provider, assessing payment disruptions, bank liquidity responses, and the role of contingency planning and Federal Reserve interventions in preventing broader instability.

Study analyzing how green banks offer cheaper loans to environmentally conscious firms post-Paris Agreement (2015), using syndicated loan data to show the 'green meets green' pricing effect and its link to climate policy shifts.

Study analysing how mutual funds adjust portfolio holdings in response to environmental regulatory risks under the US Clean Air Act, focusing on ozone nonattainment designations, firm pollution exposure, and fund performance impacts.

Study by University of Bath and EBA-affiliated researchers analysing how firm-level ESG reputation risk influences debt financing choices, showing firms with higher ESG risks prefer market debt over bank loans to avoid monitoring, with social and governance factors playing key roles.

Study analysing the impact of environmental and social (ES) performance on corporate bond issue spreads in primary markets, showing lower spreads for high-ES firms, particularly for BBB-rated bonds, with key effects linked to product and employee scores and supply dynamics.

Study analysing whether high leverage risk is reflected in leveraged loan pricing, focusing on the 2014 Interagency Clarification’s impact on bank vs. nonbank loan spreads, information asymmetry, and covenant-lite loans from 2011 to 2019.

EBA-related research paper analyzing how asset overhang deters banks from financing disruptive green technologies, risking legacy investments. Examines credit rationing effects on environmental innovation and diffusion in bank-dependent economies, with empirical findings from Belgian firm-level data (2008–2018).