EBA publishes final Guidelines on the delineation and reporting of available financial means of deposit guarantee schemes
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its Final Guidelines on the delineation and reporting of available financial means (AFM) of DGSs. The purpose of the Guidelines is to ensure that only funds that credit institutions originally contributed to a DGS fund, or that stem indirectly from such contributions, such as recoveries, will count towards reaching the target level of said DGS fund. Conversely, funds that stem directly or indirectly from borrowed resources should not count towards the target level. These clarifications aim at preventing a situation whereby a DGS could meet the target level by taking out a loan, instead of raising contributions from the industry.