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EBA CONSULTS ON TECHNICAL STANDARDS TO HELP ORIGINATOR INSTITUTIONS DETERMINE THE EXPOSURE VALUE OF SYNTHETIC EXCESS SPREAD IN SECURITISATIONS

On 09th August 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a public consultation on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the determination by originator institutions of the exposure value of synthetic excess spread (SES) in securitisations. The Capital Markets Recovery Package (CMRP) amended the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) in several aspects, including a preferential […] Continue reading

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Consultation Paper

EBA UPDATES DATA ON DEPOSIT GUARANTEE SCHEMES ACROSS THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

On 4th August 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published 2021 extended data related to two key concepts and indicators in the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive (DGSD), namely available financial means (AFMs) and covered deposits. The EBA publishes these data on a yearly basis to enhance the transparency and public accountability of DGSs across the […] Continue reading

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Communication

EBA PUBLISHES ITS FINAL GUIDELINES ON THE CRITERIA FOR THE EXEMPTION OF INVESTMENT FIRMS FROM LIQUIDITY REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH INVESTMENT FIRMS REGULATION

On 29th July 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its final guidelines on the criteria for the exemption of small and non-interconnected investment firms from the liquidity requirements in accordance with the Investment Firms Regulation (IFR). These Guidelines ensure that all competent authorities granting this exemption follow the same harmonised approach, while preserving the […] Continue reading

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Guidelines

EBA CONSULTS ON REVISED GUIDELINES ON METHODS FOR CALCULATING CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEPOSIT GUARANTEE SCHEMES

On 29th July 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a public consultation on its draft revised Guidelines on deposit guarantee schemes (DGS) contributions. The revised Guidelines aim at enhancing the proportionality between the risk of a credit institution and its contributions to the DGS and at streamlining and simplifying the original Guidelines. The consultation […] Continue reading

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Credit Institutions

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Consultation Paper

EBA CONSULTS ON ITS DRAFT TECHNICAL STANDARDS ON HOMOGENEITY OF UNDERLYING EXPOSURES IN SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT AND STANDARDISED SECURITISATIONS

On 28th July 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a public consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the criteria for the underlying exposures in securitisation to be deemed homogeneous. Such specification is part of the requirements under the Securitisation Regulation and as amended by the Capital Markets Recovery Package (CMRP). The homogeneity […] Continue reading

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EBA

Consultation Paper

EBA CONSULTS ON SUPERVISORY HANDBOOK FOR THE VALIDATION OF INTERNAL RATINGS BASED SYSTEMS

On 28th July 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on its supervisory handbook for the validation of internal ratings based systems. This handbook clarifies the role of the validation function as part of corporate governance, in particular in terms of scope of work and interaction with the credit risk control unit. The […] Continue reading

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Banks

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Consultation Paper

EBA ANALYSES THE USE OF SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS INCLUDED IN THE LARGE EXPOSURES REGIME

On 22nd July 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Report on the use of some exemptions included in the large exposures regime. The Report analyses banks’ use of the various exemptions from different perspectives and quantifies the impact of a potential removal of individual exemptions. Overall, the Report shows that some of […] Continue reading

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Report

EBA LAUNCHES DISCUSSION ON 2023 EU-WIDE STRESS TEST METHODOLOGY

On 21st July 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its 2023 EU-wide stress test draft methodology, templates and template guidance, which will be discussed with the industry. The methodology covers all risk areas and builds on the one prepared for the 2021 EU wide stress test. Some aspects of the methodology have been improved […] Continue reading

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Stress Tests

EBA PUBLISHES FINAL REGULATORY PRODUCTS TO HARMONISE THE SUPERVISORY REVIEW AND EVALUATION PROCESS OF INVESTMENT FIRMS

On 21st July 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) jointly with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), published the final Guidelines on common procedures and methodologies for the supervisory review and evaluation process (SREP) for investment firms. The EBA published also the final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on Pillar 2 add-ons for investment […] Continue reading

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Investment firms

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Guidelines/RTS

THE EBA OBSERVES A REDUCTION OF HIGH EARNERS IN 2020 AND A SLIGHT DECREASE OF BONUS LEVELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

On 21st July 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its Report on benchmarking of remuneration practices in EU banks for the financial years 2019 and 2020 and high earners data (EU27/EEA) for 2020. The number of high earners went down from 1 444 (EU27/EEA) or 4 963 (EU28/EEA) in 2019 to 1 383 (EU27/EEA) […] Continue reading

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Communication