Press releases

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a discussion paper on possible treatments of unrealised gains of assets and liabilities measured at fair value, other than including them in Common Equity Tier 1 without adjustment. The input gathered from this discussion paper will assist the EBA in providing its technical advice to the European Commission on this topic. The consultation runs until 27 September 2013.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) assessing the minimum materiality needed to implement internal approaches for calculating own fund requirements related to risks associated with debts instruments in the trading book. These RTS will be part of the Single rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the EU banking sector. The consultation runs until 15 October 2013.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft Guidelines on retail deposits subject to different outflows aimed at providing greater harmonisation in the reporting of retail deposits in the EU banking sector. The consultation runs until 1 October 2013.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft RTS on credit risk adjustment (CRA). These final draft RTS will be part of the Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector in Europe.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on own funds. These final draft ITS will be part of the Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector in Europe and namely at strengthening the quality of capital.

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (Joint Committee) held its first Consumer Protection Day on 25 June 2013 in Paris.<br /><br />Consumer protection is a major objective for the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs – EBA, ESMA, EIOPA) and under the auspices of the Joint Committee, they continue to place this high on their agenda for 2013.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launches today a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) setting out the classes of instruments which can be used for the purposes of variable remuneration. These RTS will be part of the Single rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the EU. The consultation runs until 29 October 2013.

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) has published its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the consistent application of the calculation methods described in the Financial Conglomerates Directive (FICOD) covering the assessment of the financial situation of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms which are part of a financial conglomerate.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on own funds. These final draft RTS will be part of the Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector in Europe and namely at strengthening the quality of capital.

Following the publication of the Consultation Paper on draft RTS on prudent valuation, the EBA launched today a Quantitative Impact Study (QIS) to assess the capital impact of the proposals for the calculation of additional value adjustments (AVAs). This QIS, which will be carried out in co-ordination with the National Supervisory Authorities, will also be used to calibrate the thresholds and underlying assumptions of AVAs.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Recommendation on capital preservation addressed to supervisory authorities in all EU Member States. The Recommendation aims to preserve the enhanced capital base that banks built by 30 June 2012, in response to the EBA’s 2011 recapitalisation Recommendation.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launches today a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on close correspondence between the fair value of an institution’s covered bonds and the fair value of its assets. These RTS will be part of the Single rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the EU. The consultation runs until 1 September 2013.

The European banking Authority (EBA) published today its third semi-annual report on risks and vulnerabilities of the EU banking sector. The report analyses the main developments and trends affecting the sector in the current year and provides an outlook of the main micro-prudential risks and vulnerabilities, as well as of related policy implications. The report also puts forward possible measures for addressing these risks through coordinated policy and supervisory actions.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launches today a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on own funds requirements for investment firms based on fixed overheads. These RTS will be part of the Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector in Europe. The consultation runs until 30 September 2013.

CEBS has published its guidelines on the implementation, validation and assessment of the risk management and risk measurement systems used by credit institutions and investment firms applying to move to an advanced approach to calculate their capital requirements.