EBA AML/CFT Newsletter Issue 15 covers crypto-asset framework implementation (MiCAR), risks in DeFi and crypto lending, SupTech and AI in AML/CFT supervision, ESMA’s guidance on CASP authorisation, and findings from a peer review on tax integrity and dividend arbitrage schemes.
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EBA final guidelines on internal governance under CRD and IFD/IFR frameworks, outlining requirements for institutions' governance structures, risk management, and internal control processes to ensure effective and accountable management.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an updated list of institutions, which have a reporting obligation for the purpose of the 2025 EU supervisory benchmarking exercise. The EBA will be conducting the 2025 benchmarking exercise on a sample of 110 institutions from 16 countries across the EU and the European Economic Area. The EBA runs this exercise leveraging on established data collection procedures and formats of regular supervisory reporting and assists Competent Authorities in assessing the quality of internal approaches used to calculate risk weighted exposure amounts.
EBA list of credit institutions and investment firms for remuneration benchmarking under EBA/GL/2022/06, covering 2024 data – includes banks and firms across EU/EEA for supervisory remuneration analysis and comparison.
EBA 2025 update listing EU banks and financial institutions selected for supervisory benchmarking exercises, including credit risk, market risk, and IFRS 9 assessments under regulatory frameworks.
EBA Banking Stakeholder Group’s feedback on draft Regulatory Technical Standards for calculating and aggregating crypto exposure values under CRR, addressing alignment with Basel standards, transitional rules, market risk approaches, and proportionality to support EU competitiveness and financial stability.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today released the findings of its latest Peer Review on the performance of stress tests by deposit guarantee schemes (DGSs) across the European Union. This comprehensive review assessed how seven national DGSs performed stress tests against benchmarks developed for the purposes of this Peer Review. The benchmarks derive from the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive (DGSD) and the Revised EBA Guidelines on stress tests of deposit guarantee schemes. Stress tests of DGSs are essential for maintaining financial stability and protecting EU citizens. By rigorously assessing the performance of DGS stress tests, the EBA aims to continuously enhance the preparedness of DGS to handle bank failures and safeguard depositors' funds.
European Banking Authority (EBA) peer review report assessing the performance of stress tests by Deposit Guarantee Schemes (DGS) under the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive (DGSD), covering methodology, findings, and recommendations for EU competent authorities.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its 2024 Reports on the annual market and credit risk benchmarking exercises. For the first time, the EBA also released a specific Report on the fundamental review of the trading book Alternative Standardised Approach (FRTB ASA). These exercises aim at monitoring the consistency of risk weighted assets (RWAs) across all EU institutions authorised to use internal approaches for the calculation of capital requirements.
EBA report presenting results of the 2024 Market Risk Benchmarking Exercise under the Internal Models Approach (IMA), analysing VaR, sVaR, IRC, and APR metrics, supervisory assessments, and drivers of variation across participating banks.
EBA report presenting 2024 market risk benchmarking results under FRTB ASA, assessing sensitivities, data completeness, and supervisory issues across equity, IR, FX, commodities, and credit spread portfolios for EU banks.
EBA 2024 report analysing variability in own funds requirements under the IRB approach, assessing credit risk parameters, PD and LGD comparability, and implementation of the IRB Roadmap across EU banks.
European Banking Authority (EBA) public meeting register for March 2025 listing engagements of Executive Director François-Louis Michaud, including discussions on regulatory outlook with stakeholders such as Bruegel.