EBA consults on draft Handbook outlining guidelines for appointing and assessing independent valuers in bank resolution, covering preparatory steps, independence criteria, conflict-of-interest safeguards, and contractual considerations under EU resolution frameworks.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on the draft Handbook on independent valuers for resolution purposes. The draft Handbook aims at enhancing convergence by providing best practices, high-quality methodologies and processes for the selection and appointment of independent valuers for resolution purposes, as well as examples on the application of these methodologies under some scenarios. The consultation runs until 19 September 2024.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a Report on structured deposits in the European Union (EU), under the Markets for Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) to monitor this particular market segment. The Report finds that in more than half of the 27 national markets in the EU, structured deposits do not exist, and that the EU market remains very small at an aggregate level, with only €16.7 billion of structured deposits sold between 1 January and 30 September 2023 – the reference period of the Report -, and 95% of which was concentrated in only 4 EU Member States.
European Banking Authority (EBA) report analysing structured deposits – covers definitions, market evolution, investor risks, disclosure requirements, and supervisory activities in the EU from January to September 2023, with proposed improvements for future reporting.
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) published today the second batch of policy products under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). This batch consists of four final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS), one set of Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) and 2 guidelines , all of which aim at enhancing the digital operational resilience of the EU’s financial sector.
European Banking Authority (EBA) outlines the EU-SCICF, a framework for coordinating responses to systemic cyber incidents threatening financial stability, involving national and EU authorities to share information and align crisis measures.
EBA statement clarifying the application of CRR 3 for credit risk under the Internal Ratings Based (IRB) Approach, outlining implementation requirements, model landscape communication, and supervisory expectations for banks and authorities from January 2025.
EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA finalize technical standards under DORA for major incident and cyber threat reporting, defining content, templates, timelines, and procedures for financial entities, including streamlined templates and adjusted reporting deadlines.
EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA finalize regulatory technical standards under DORA to define criteria for composing joint examination teams, ensuring balanced participation of ESA and competent authority staff in ICT third-party service provider oversight.
European Supervisory Authorities finalize Regulatory Technical Standards under DORA to define criteria, requirements, and methodology for threat-led penetration testing (TLPT), including tester roles, testing phases, and supervisory cooperation, following public consultation feedback.
European Supervisory Authorities finalize Regulatory Technical Standards under DORA to harmonize oversight conditions for critical ICT third-party service providers, detailing information requirements, subcontracting arrangements, and assessment processes for competent authorities.
EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA joint guidelines under DORA for financial entities on estimating and reporting aggregated annual costs and losses from major ICT-related incidents, ensuring harmonization, proportionality, and reduced reporting burden.
EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA finalize joint guidelines under DORA to establish cooperation and information exchange procedures between European Supervisory Authorities and competent authorities for consistent oversight of critical ICT third-party service providers, effective January 2025.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) welcomes the entry into force of the new European Banking Package, which implements the final Basel III framework into EU regulation. To ensure a smooth operational implementation of the Banking Package, the EBA encourages institutions and competent authorities to engage in an active dialogue.
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) will establish the EU systemic cyber incident coordination framework (EU-SCICF), in the context of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), that will facilitate an effective financial sector response to a cyber incident that poses a risk to financial stability, by strengthening the coordination among financial authorities and other relevant bodies in the European Union, as well as with key actors at international level.
The Banking Stakeholder Group (BSG) of the European Banking Authority (EBA) today held its first meeting in its new composition. The renewed BSG is the sixth one since the establishment of the EBA in 2011, and was agreed by the EBA Board of Supervisors at its meeting on 25 June 2024. The 30 selected members started their four-year mandate on 1 July 2024. Their role is to facilitate consultation and dialogue with stakeholders in all the areas relevant to the tasks of the EBA.