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Reuters: EU lawmaker seeks to dilute bank trading reform
Draft European Union rules forcing banks to isolate their risky trading activities should be eased to take national measures into account and avoid harming markets, an EU document written by a senior lawmaker has proposed. View Article |
European Commission: A single rulebook for the resolution of failing banks
The single rulebook entered into force January 1 2015. The rules will harmonise and improve the tools for dealing with bank crises across the EU. View Article |
Bank resolution: Council adopts regulation on fund contributions and appoints members of the single resolution board
The Council adopted two implementing acts to supplement the single resolution mechanism, one of the main elements of Europe's banking union. View Article |
Joint Committee of the ESAs published final draft technical standards on risk concentration and intra-group transactions
These standards clarify which risk concentration and intra-group transactions shall be considered as significant at the level of a financial conglomerate, and aim to ensure consistent application across the EU of the FICOD's requirements. View Article |
ESAs seek views on guidelines aimed at reducing reliance on credit ratings
The guidelines are also addressed to national supervisors. View Article |
EBA published its sixth semi-annual report on risks and vulnerabilities of the EU banking sector
Throughout 2014 European banks continued to take advantage of favourable market conditions to raise capital in preparation for the asset quality reviews and the 2014 EU-wide stress test. View Article |
EBA published final Guidelines on disclosure requirements for the EU banking sector
These Guidelines cover how institutions should apply the concepts of materiality, proprietary nature and confidentiality in relation to the disclosure requirements. View Article |
EBA updated list of Common Equity Tier 1 capital instruments
Three CET1 new instruments have been assessed and evaluated as compliant with the CRR, and two instruments have been deleted. View Article |
Repeal of the EBA transitional capital preservation recommendation
The EBA will keep on monitoring the overall capital position and Common Equity Tier 1 capital of EU credit institutions under the CRDIV/CRR regulatory framework in order to ensure that EU banks are adequately capitalised. View Article |
EBA published final draft technical standards on countercyclical buffer disclosure
These RTS will be part of the EU Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the EU banking sector. View Article |
EBA published draft technical standards on data waiver
The document outlines the conditions for competent authorities to grant permission for institutions to use relevant data covering shorter time series (data waiver permission), when estimating risk parameters. View Article |
EBA called for improving the well-functioning of the securitisation market
The Opinion is based on a detailed report, which assesses compliance by Competent Authorities with securitisation risk retention, due diligence and disclosure requirements. View Article |
EBA published technical standards and guidelines on resolution planning
The RTS and guidelines promote a consistent and coherent approach to bank resolution across the EU and specify contents of resolution plans for EU institutions. View Article |
EBA issued guidelines to strengthen requirements for the security of internet payments across the EU
The guidelines set the minimum security requirements that Payment Services Providers in the EU will be expected to implement by 1 August 2015. View Article |
EBA published final guidelines on SREP methodologies and processes
These guidelines provide a common framework for the work of supervisors in the assessment of risks to banks' business models, their solvency and liquidity. View Article |
EBA published final draft technical standards on supervisory colleges
The document details the conditions for the establishment and functioning of colleges of supervisors, and tackles the interaction and cooperation between the consolidating supervisor and the relevant competent authorities. View Article |
EBA consults on the functioning of resolution colleges
The document is based on specific requirements laid down in the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive. View Article |
EBA consults on procedures and contents of notifications under the recovery and resolution regime
These RTS aim at harmonising the process and content of notifications and notice of suspension arising from a determination that a firm is failing, or likely to fail, and the subsequent resolution actions. View Article |
EBA published final draft technical standards on joint decisions for approval of internal models
These technical standards will be part of the Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector at EU level. View Article |
Bank of England: Compliance with the EBA’s Guidelines on disclosure of encumbered and unencumbered assets
EBA Guidelines allow competent authorities to waive the requirement to disclose collateral received by an institution, by broad categories of product type. This supervisory statement explains the waiver and the PRA’s expectations. View Article |
Bank of England: Strengthening personal accountability in banking - forms, consequential and transitional aspects
This paper proposes a new accountability framework for individuals working for UK banks, building societies, credit unions and PRA-designated investment firms View Article |
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision: Fundamental review of the trading book
The BCBS has issued a consultative paper on outstanding issues. The Committee's goal is to improve trading book capital requirements and to promote consistent implementation of the rules. View Article |
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision: Capital floors - the design of a framework based on standardised approaches
The proposed floor would replace the existing transitional capital floor based on the Basel I framework. View Article |
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision: Revisions to the standardised approach for credit risk
The proposed Revisions seek to strengthen the regulatory capital standard. View Article |