Press releases

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on disclosure of investment policy by investment firms. The draft RTS put forward comparable disclosures that should help stakeholders understand investment firms’ influence over the companies in which they have voting rights and the impact of investment firms’ policies on aspects such as the governance or management of those companies.

​​​​​​​The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published today a Report on the application of their Guidelines on complaints-handling. The Report concludes that the Guidelines have contributed to a consistent approach to complaints-handling across the banking, insurance and securities sectors and have resulted in better outcomes for consumers.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its Risk Dashboard for the last quarter of 2020. The data show a rise in capital ratios, a contraction of the NPL ratio and a return on equity (RoE) significantly below banks’ cost of equity. Besides asset quality and profitability, operational risks remain a key concern going forward.

The Joint Board of Appeal of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs – European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, and European Securities and Markets Authority) unanimously decided that the appeal brought by an institution that wishes to stay anonymous (Appellant “A”) against the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is inadmissible. The appeal was in relation to the launch of an investigation into an alleged breach of EU law by a National Competent Authority (NCA).

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) published today Questions and Answers (Q&As) on cross-sectoral aspects of the Securitisation Regulation.

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) today published a Joint Opinion on the jurisdictional scope of the obligations of the non-EU parties to securitisations under the Securitisation Regulation (SECR).

Isabelle Vaillant, Director of the Prudential Regulation and Supervisory Policy department at the EBA, provided a regulatory perspective on the reforms that are required to complete the banking union at a webinar on “Completing the Banking Union: next steps and challenges ahead”, organised by the Institute for International and European Affairs. In her speech, Isabelle Vaillant, highlighted the importance of the reforms carried out in the period of the Global Financial Crisis and how a decade of work and strengthening of the framework has contributed to a more stable EU banking system.

​​​​​​​The European Banking Authority (EBA) published this month three regulatory instruments to address de-risking practices based on evidence gathered in its call for input. The instruments clarify that compliance with anti-money and countering terrorist financing (AML/CTF) obligations in EU law does not require financial institutions to refuse, or terminate, business relationships with entire categories of customers that they consider to present a higher ML/TF risk. In these documents the EBA also set out steps that financial institutions and competent authorities should take to manage risks associated with individual business relationships in an effective manner.

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published today three Joint Questions and Answers (Q&A) on RTS 2016/2251 on bilateral margin requirements under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

The European Banking Authority (EBA) acknowledged today the adoption by the European Commission of the Implementing Act laying down implementing technical standards (ITS) on institutions Pillar 3 disclosures. The Implementing Act, which is based on the final draft ITS on institutions’ public disclosures submitted by the EBA in June 2020, was adopted by the Commission on 15 March 2021 but its publication in the EU Official Journal is still pending. The disclosure ITS will apply from 30 June 2021.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the phase 2 of its reporting framework v3.0. The technical package supports the implementation of the reporting framework by providing standard specifications and includes the validation rules, the Data Point Model (DPM) and the XBRL taxonomies for v3.0.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a consultation paper on its revised Guidelines on recovery plan indicators. While maintaining overall stability to the current recovery plan indicators framework, the revised Guidelines provide additional guidance on indicators’ calibration, monitoring and breaches notifications. The amendments aim at strengthening the quality of recovery indicators framework and contributing to effective crisis preparedness of institutions. 

​​​​​​​The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a consultation on Guidelines for institutions and resolution authorities on improving resolvability. These Guidelines represent a significant step in complementing the EU legal framework in the field of resolution. They aggregate existing international standards, leverage on existing EU best practices and implement them into an EU-wide legal document. The consultation runs until 17 June 2021.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on changes to its Guidelines on Risk-Based Supervision of credit and financial institutions’ compliance with anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) obligations. The proposed changes address the key obstacles to effective AML/CFT supervision that the EBA has identified during its review of the existing Guidelines, including the effective use of different supervisory tools to meet the supervisory objectives. The Guidelines are central to the EBA’s mandate to lead, coordinate and monitor the EU financial sector’s fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. The consultation runs until 17 June 2021. 

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) have today issued a Consultation Paper seeking input on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) regarding disclosures of financial products investing in economic activities that contribute to an environmental investment objective. These economic activities are defined by the EU Regulation on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (Taxonomy Regulation).