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The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the conditions for competent authorities (CAs) to grant permission for institutions to use relevant data covering shorter time series (data waiver permission), when estimating risk parameters. These RTS will be part of the Single Rulebook in the banking sector in the European Union (EU).

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on disclosure of information related to the countercyclical capital buffer (CCB). These RTS will be part of the EU Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the EU banking sector. In particular, the use of uniform templates for the disclosure of the CCB will facilitate geographical comparison and ensure transparency of the CCB buffer for all financial institutions across the EU.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an updated list of capital instruments that Competent Supervisory Authorities across the European Union (EU) have classified as Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1). Since the publication of the first list, some new CET1 instruments have been assessed and evaluated as compliant with the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). This list is compiled in accordance with Article 26 of CRR and is updated on a regular basis.

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) has published a Discussion Paper on the use of credit ratings by financial intermediaries in the EU.