Letter from PANA Committee MEPs to EBA Chair Andrea Enria urging an in-depth, independent inquiry into Pilatus Bank’s alleged money laundering, regulatory capture, and threats to press freedom in Malta, citing concerns over illicit financial flows and political ties.
European Commission requests EBA to investigate a potential breach of EU law under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, focusing on Malta’s FIAU and Pilatus Bank’s alleged AML/CFT failures, weak governance, and insufficient supervisory actions.
European Commission letter addressing enforcement of AML and Capital Requirements Directives in Malta, assessing compliance, supervisory independence, and Politically Exposed Persons, while involving the European Banking Authority under Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 to investigate potential breaches.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a corrective update (version 2.6.0.1) to the XBRL taxonomy that Competent Authorities shall use for the remittance of data under the Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on benchmarking of internal approaches, for the 2018 benchmarking exercise.
Letter to Olivier Guersent COM on Opinion and Report on matters relating to the regulatory perimeter under the CRDIV CRR (OFIs)
Joint ESAs Warning on Virtual Currencies
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) for securities (ESMA), banking (EBA), and insurance and pensions (EIOPA) have today issued a pan-EU warning to consumers regarding the risks of buying Virtual Currencies (VCs). The ESAs warn consumers that VCs are highly risky and unregulated products and are unsuitable as investment, savings or retirement planning products.
Letter to Gerben J. Everts, IOSCO on the Monitoring Group Consultation for strengthening the governance and oversight of the international audit-related standard-setting boards in the public interest
List of EBA Risk Indicators and DRATs (June 2018)
EBA Methodological Guide - Risk Indicators and DRAT (June 2018)