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The European Banking Authority launches today a consultation paper on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on criteria to identify categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on an institution’s risk profile. These material risk takers will be subject to specific provisions of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) related, in particular, to the payment of variable remuneration. The consultation runs until 21 August.

The European Banking Authority launches today its newly redesigned website, which features a more user-friendly navigation and easier access to information and essential resources.

The European Banking Authority would like to welcome you to its newly redesigned website, which features a more user-friendly navigation and easier access to information and essential resources.Through the new website, users will have a better understanding of the Authority, its mandate, responsibilities and tasks and will be kept abreast of all its activities and latest news. The EBA hopes you will enjoy the new look and feel and invites you to explore the many new features.

The Interim Working Committee on Financial Conglomerates (IWCFC) received the third call for technical advice from the European Commission. The Commission services is requesting the IWCFC to conduct a stocktake to assess of practices implemented in the Member States. The IWCFC has already delivered advice with respect to cross sectoral work on the eligibility of own funds, and the equivalence of financial conglomerates supervision in Switzerland and in the US. These contributions providing useful input to the review of the Financial Conglomerates Directive.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launches today a consultation on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the specification of the calculation of specific and general credit risk adjustments. These RTS will be part of the Single rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in Europe. The consultation runs until 30 September.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) and the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS), together with their Interim Working Committee on Financial Conglomerates (IWCFC), publish today ten principles for the functioning of supervisory colleges.

The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) and the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) are publishing today their advice in response to the Joint Call for Technical Advice issued by the European Commission in December 2007 concerning the regulatory treatment of firms that provide investment services in relation to commodity and exotic derivatives.

The Commission has asked CEBS to conduct a stock take of current supervisory practices in relation to the existing large exposures rules and to carry out an industry consultation on current practices and to provide an analysis of the types of credit risk mitigation products that impact on the calculation of what consitutes a large exposure.