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​The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a call for papers for its 15th Policy Research Workshop, which will take place in Paris on 18-19 November 2026 and will focus on ‘Efficient and Proportionate Regulation for a Competitive Financial Sector’. The deadline for submitting papers is 19 June 2026.

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today presented its 2026 Work Programme, outlining key areas of collaboration for the coming year. The upcoming Programme aims to strengthen the financial system’s digital operational resilience, ensure the continued protection of consumers, and identify risks that could undermine financial stability.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) will start the central validation of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Standard Initial Margin Model (ISDA SIMM) on 1 March 2026. The Decision on arrangements for ISDA SIMM validation, published today sets out the operational framework governing the EBA’s new validation function. This marks a key milestone in the implementation of the EBA’s new role as central validator of pro forma models, aimed at ensuring consistent, robust and transparent supervisory oversight of initial margin models across the EU.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a consultation to amend the Implementing Regulation on the benchmarking of credit risk, market risk and IFRS9 models for the 2026 exercise. The most significant changes, in the market risk framework, are the new templates for the collection of the alternative internal model approach (AIMA) risk measures under the fundamental review of the trading book (FRTB) and the extension of the scope of the exercise to banks that apply solely the Alternative Standardised Approach (ASA) methodology. For the credit risk framework only minor changes are being proposed. This consultation runs until 26 May 2025.