EBA and ECB

On 23rd September 2026, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) have identified external dependencies, emerging technologies and private credit as key vulnerabilities for the EU financial system in their Autumn 2026 risk update. The ESAs warn that…

On 18th September 2026, as part of the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) ongoing efforts to simplify its regulatory framework, the EBA published Guidelines focusing on third-party arrangements supporting critical or important functions (CIFs) namely the disruption of which would materially…

On 9th September 2026, the EBA acknowledged the European Commission’s non-adoption of the targeted amendments of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 aimed at shortening the application period for reducing own funds and eligible liabilities instruments. The European Commission…

On 26th August 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a public consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the operational risk management framework that institutions must have in place as per Article 323 of the Capital Requirements Regulation…

On 25th August 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on three draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the reclassification of investment firms as credit institutions, when they exceed the EUR 30 billion total assets threshold. The proposals…

On 5th August 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) consulted on a new reporting framework to support the validation and ongoing monitoring of initial margin models based on the ‘Standard Initial Margin Model’ (SIMM) developed by the International Swaps and…

On 3rd August 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a no-action letter on the boundary between the banking book and the trading book and shared technical clarifications on issues linked to the European Commission’s Delegated Act modifying the calculation…

On 3rd August 2026, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) published a final report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS), proposing to simplify the bilateral margin requirements of the European Commission’s Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2251.…

On 23rd July 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched four public consultations on proposed rules to further strengthen depositor protection, preserve financial stability, and further harmonise depositor protection standards across the EU under the revised Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive…

On 17th July 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on amendments to the Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) governing the benchmarking of internal models and the standardised approach for market risk for the 2027 exercise. The proposed amendments…