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The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a second consultation on its draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the calculation of the threshold for investment firms. With this consultation, the EBA is seeking to address the level playing field concerns raised by the industry in relation to geographical constraints of some undertakings a well as to ensure a more proportionate and consistent methodology for the calculation of the thresholds. These RTS are part of the EBA’s roadmap for delivering on mandates related to the implementation of a new prudential regime for investment firms. The consultation runs until 17 July 2021.

As part of its drive for more proportionate regulatory and supervisory framework, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has finalised its comprehensive study of the cost of compliance of European Economic Area (EEA) banks with the supervisory reporting requirements. In the summary report published today, the EBA has identified numerous recommendations collectively leading to a potential reduction of the banks’ reporting costs by up to 15-24%. Most of the recommendations will be implemented by the EBA as part of its ongoing policy work on developing and enhancing the common EU supervisory reporting framework.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an updated list of indicators for risk assessment and risk analysis tools, together with the accompanying methodological guide. This guidance, which describes how risk indicators are computed in EBA publications, allows competent authorities and users of EBA data to interpret key bank figures in a consistent fashion when conducting their risk assessments and analyses.

​​​​​​​The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a consultation paper on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the information that crowdfunding service providers offering individual portfolio management of loans shall provide to investors in relation to the method to assess credit risk, and on each individual portfolio. The draft Regulatory Technical Standards also specify the policies, procedures and organisational arrangements that crowdfunding service providers shall have in place in relation to any contingency fund they may offer to investors. The consultation runs until 4 September 2021.