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The European banking Authority (EBA) published today revised Guidelines on (i) the data collection exercise regarding high earners and (ii) on the remuneration benchmarking exercise. The update ensures that the data collection is in line with the amended provisions laid down in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV), which provides for higher quality of the collected data and will increase transparency of remuneration paid to high earners. The updated Guidelines repeal those published on 27 July 2012.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a report providing a detailed analysis on remuneration practices across a sample of EU banks. The report, based on data collected on a consolidated basis from 2010 to 2012, sets benchmarks for different aspects of remuneration policies, and provides additional insight into the previously published data on “high earners” (staff earning EUR one million or more per year). Overall, the report shows an increasing trend in the remuneration paid to “risk takers”, as well as a material shift from variable to fixed remuneration.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today consultations on its revised Guidelines on the data collection exercise for high earners and on its Guidelines on the remuneration benchmarking exercise. The updates to these two Guidelines, which had originally been published on 27 July 2012, follow on from changes in reporting requirements as laid down in the Capital Requirements Directive and Regulation (CRDIV and CRR). Both public consultations will run until 07/05/2014.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines for the calculation of the discount rate for variable remuneration and clarifying how it should be applied. These Guidelines will support EU Member States in the calculation of the ratio between the variable and fixed component of total remuneration and refer to services or performances provided from 2014 onwards.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on classes of instruments that can be used for the purposes of variable remuneration. These RTS are part of the Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector in the European Union.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) agreed on its final 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 identified staff will be subject to provisions related, in particular, to the payment of variable remuneration. The EBA will submit the draft RTS on 16 December 2013 to the European Commission. They are part of the EBA work on the Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector in the European Union (EU).