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The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion following the notification by De Nederlandsche Bank (Central Bank of the Netherlands) of its intention to extend a macroprudential measure introduced in 2020 and activated on 1 January 2022. The measure imposes a minimum average risk weight on Dutch housing loan portfolios for credit institutions that have adopted an internal ratings-based (IRB) approach. Based on the submitted evidence the EBA does not object to the extension of the measure.

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) published a joint Report, which provides a comprehensive analysis on the completeness, adequacy and uniformity of the applicable laws and practices on the withdrawal of license for serious breaches of the rules on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).  

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an Opinion following the notification by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) of its intention to activate a new systemic risk buffer (SyRB). The measure is introduced in light of the macroprudential risks in the Belgian economy related to the substantial level of systemic risk in banks’ mortgage portfolios and the related financial system vulnerabilities. The EBA does not object to the introduction of the measure.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the Final Paper of its Guidelines on a common assessment methodology for granting authorisation as a credit institution. It is the first guidance addressed to all competent authorities across the EU in charge of granting authorisation as a credit institution, and covers the authorisation requirements set out in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD).

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the types of factors and conditions to be considered for the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights and of minimum loss given default (LGD) values. These final draft RTS will support relevant authorities across EU Member States in carrying out their periodical assessments by striking the right balance between ensuring coherence and harmonisation of their assessments and preserving the necessary flexibility.

​​​​​​​The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion following the notification by Finansinspektionen, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), of its intention to extend a measure originally introduced in 2018 and extended in 2020. The measure entails a credit institution-specific minimum level of 25% for the average risk weight on Swedish housing loans applicable to credit institutions that have adopted an internal ratings-based (IRB) approach. Based on the evidence submitted, the EBA does not object to the extension of the measure.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines on the monitoring of the threshold and other procedural aspects on the establishment of intermediate EU parent undertakings (IPU) as laid down in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The Guidelines specify how third country groups should calculate and monitor the total value of their assets in the Union in order to ensure timely application of the IPU requirement.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) publishes today a Discussion Paper aiming at gathering some preliminary input on how to standardise the proportionality assessment methodology for credit institutions and investment firms. The discussion paper invites all market participants affected by the proportional treatment in the application of EBA regulatory products to provide their input. The consultation runs until 22 October 2021.

The Discussion paper on proportionality assessment methodology aims at gathering some preliminary input on how to standardise the proportionality assessment methodology for credit institutions and investment firms. The proportionality assessment methodology entails two separate steps: (a) the definition of four different classifications and (b) the definition of the metrics applicable to the different categorisations in view of assessing whether there is need for proportional treatment of the different categories of institutions.