The access to the market of regulated financial services is a critical 'gate keeping function' to ensure that only entities that are able to assure the safety and soundness of the business and the integrity of the market may provide such activities. For this reason, access to the market is subject to licensing by the competent authority. It includes authorisation, passporting notification, assessment of qualifying holdings and monitoring of regulatory perimeter also in light […]
Issuers of asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and electronic money tokens (EMTs) are required to hold the relevant authorisation to carry out activities in the EU. The relevant requirements are set out in the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCAR) and are complemented by technical standards and guidelines developed by the EBA.
DocumentsStatement on the application of MiCAR to ARTs and EMTs | Priorities for the supervision of for ART and EMT issuersStatement on timely preparatory […]
The Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive (DGSD) aims to facilitate access to the internal market through the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide financial services while increasing the stability of the banking system and the protection of depositors. To fulfil its role of monitoring the implementation of the DGSD, national authorities must notify the EBA of any relevant information as well as of any actions taken. The EBA publishes the non-confidential elements of these […]
Sustainable finance aims at integrating Environmental, Social or Governance (ESG) criteria into financial services, and at supporting sustainable economic growth. It also aims at increasing financial actors' awareness and transparency about the need to mitigate ESG risks via an appropriate management, considering in particular the longer-term nature of such risks and the uncertainty on their valuation and pricing.In March 2018, the European Commission published its Action plan on Financing […]
The EBA has a strong interest in promoting sound and high quality accounting and disclosure standards for the banking and financial industry, as well as transparent and comparable financial statements that strengthen market discipline. The EBA also advocates for sound audit practices that contribute to high quality corporate reporting and to useful and understandable auditor reporting. The developments in the area of international accounting and auditing standard setting are, therefore, […]
The aim of the Pillar 2 processes is to enhance the link between an institution's risk profile, its risk management and risk mitigation systems, and its capital planning. Pillar 2 can be divided into two major components: (i) aimed at institutions, where those are expected to establish sound, effective and complete strategies and processes to assess and maintain, on an ongoing basis, the amounts, types and distribution of internal capital commensurate to their risk profiles (ICAAP), as well as […]
