In line with the mandates laid down in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRDIV) and Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), and the calls for advice from the European Commission, the EBA has developed a number of draft Technical Standards, Opinions, Guidelines and Reports covering the areas of securitisation and covered bonds.In particular, the EBA has developed Technical Standards on securitisation retention rules, due diligence and disclosure requirements, as well as an Opinion and a […]
Institutions' remuneration policies for staff members whose professional activities have material impact on the institutions' risk profile shall ensure that remuneration is consistent with sound and effective risk management and provides an incentive for prudent and sustainable risk taking. The requirements set out in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) are complemented by more detailed Guidelines on Remuneration Policies. The EBA is also mandated by the CRD to submit draft regulatory […]
Under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) on crisis prevention, management and resolution, the EBA is mandated to develop a wide range of Technical Standards, Guidelines and Reports with the aim of ensuring effective and consistent procedures across the Union, in particular with respect to cross-border financial institutions. The ultimate objective of the BRRD framework is to enhance financial stability, reduce moral hazard, protect depositors and critical financial services, […]
The EBA contributes to making retail payments in the EU secure, convenient, innovative and competitive. To that end, the EBA develops requirements aimed at reducing payment fraud and brings about a level playing field in the EU for the authorization and supervision of payment services providers. The EBA also promotes competition and facilitates innovation in the retail payments market. linksEBA's Consumer cornerConsumer protection and financial innovationAnti-money launderingEBA working […]
In accordance with the principle of single authorisation, the decision to issue an authorisation valid for the entire EU shall be the sole responsibility of the competent authorities of the home Member State. A financial institution may then provide the services, or perform the activities, for which it has been authorised, throughout the Single Market, either through the establishment of a branch or the free provision of services.This section covers the EBA's requirements for passport […]
To be able to absorb losses in a going or in a gone concern situation, institutions need own funds in sufficient quantity and quality in accordance with applicable European legislation. The Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) sets out the characteristics and conditions for own funds and specifies a series of mandates for the EBA. These include the development of Regulatory Technical Standards to further specify the quality criteria applying to institutions' regulatory own funds, as well the […]
The section presents the EBA's work related to a variety of financial and banking topics. links FSB: publications on shadow banking European Commission: shadow banking Single Rulebook Q&A on Other topics
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The EBA is mandated to develop Binding Technical Standards (BTS), Guidelines and Reports to assess internal models with the aim of ensuring a harmonised implementation of the rules for Internal Rating Based (IRB) Approaches for credit risk, Internal Model Methods (IMM) for counterparty credit risk, Advanced Measurement Approaches (AMA) for operational risk and Internal Models Approaches (IMA) for market risk. The common denominator of this mandate is to harmonise the fundamentals of internal […]
Market risk can be defined as the risk of losses in on and off-balance sheet positions arising from adverse movements in market prices. From a regulatory perspective, market risk stems from all the positions included in banks' trading book as well as from commodity and foreign exchange risk positions in the whole balance sheet. Counterparty credit risk can be defined as the risk that the counterparty to a transaction could default before the final settlement of the transaction cash flows. […]
With the entry into force of the EMIR and the CRD IV/CRR, several provisions require the EBA to issue regulatory technical standards, opinions and reports on the interaction between credit institutions and investment firms on the one hand and market infrastructures on the other hand. To guarantee the full and consistent implementation of the regulations, the EBA closely collaborates with the other European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) for the […]
The EBA has a number of mandates on liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) and net stable funding ratio (NSFR) stemming from the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and the LCR Delegated Regulation. The EBA's deliverables in the area of liquidity are mainly binding technical standards (BTS) and reports. The EBA also scrutinises the ways in which institutions and competent authorities have implemented the CRR and RTS provisions, mainly on the LCR using ongoing monitoring tools. Where necessary, the […]
The leverage ratio is a measure which allows for the assessment of institutions’ exposure to the risk of excessive leverage. In accordance with the CRR, institutions have to report to their supervisors all necessary information on the leverage ratio and its components. In addition, institutions have to disclose information on the leverage ratio to the market. When necessary, the EBA updates its implementing technical standards providing uniform formats and modalities on reporting and […]
Investment firms authorised under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) provide a range of services and activities to investors in financial markets. These services are essential for the functioning of the financial markets and include, among others, the reception and transmission of orders, the provision of investment advice, discretionary portfolio management and trading on own account.The population of investment firms across the EU is diverse and firms vary greatly in […]
EU legislation requires that institutions have robust governance arrangements, including a clear organisational structure with well defined, transparent and consistent lines of responsibility, effective risk management processes, control mechanisms and gender neutral remuneration policies. The internal governance should be appropriate to the nature, scale and complexity of the institution. The main responsibility for internal governance lies with the management body, which is subject to […]
The EBA cooperates regularly and closely with the other two European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), EIOPA and ESMA, through the ESAs' Joint Committee. The aim of this cooperation is to ensure cross-sectoral consistency of work and to reach joint positions in the area of supervision of financial conglomerates, under the Financial Conglomerates Directive (FICOD, 2002/87/EC). In this respect, the ESAs tasks include, in particular, contribution to the European Commission's fundamental review of […]
Credit risk focuses on the development of BTS, Guidelines and Reports regarding the calculation of capital requirements under the Standardised Approach and IRB Approach for credit risk and dilution risk in respect of all the business activities of an institution, excluding the trading book business. The objective is to provide a consistent implementation across the EU of the provisions related to topics such as credit risk adjustments, definition of default, permission to use Standardised/IRB […]
Enhanced cooperation between supervisory authorities both at EU and global level is key to strengthening the supervision of cross-border banking groups. Colleges of supervisors are the vehicles for the coordination of supervisory activities. Under EU law, colleges of supervisors have to be established for EEA banks with subsidiaries or significant branches in other EEA countries. They may include supervisors in non-EEA countries, where relevant. The colleges allow supervisory authorities to […]
The EBA coordinates financial education and literacy initiatives of national authorities, by identifying good practices and organizing workshops to promote them across national authorities, developing factsheets that provide tips for EU consumers in easy-to-understand language, and publishing warnings to make consumers aware of risks arising from specific products.
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