The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued its final Guidelines on the capital endowment requirement for third‑country branches under the Capital Requirements Directive. The Guidelines enumerate eligible instruments—government, central‑bank, public‑sector or multilateral guarantees that receive a 0 % risk weight—and set minimum operational conditions to guarantee immediate, unrestricted use. Their purpose is to protect local depositors and creditors if a branch is resolved or wound up. The rules finalize the EBA’s 2025 public consultation and complete the new third‑country branch regime.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued an opinion opposing two European Commission amendments to the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on equivalent legal mechanisms for residential property under construction. The Commission seeks to raise the risk‑weight cap for protection providers...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced it will cease its dedicated monitoring programme for legacy instruments, reaffirming its long‑standing view that such instruments should be phased out. Legacy instruments, which enjoy grandfathering under CRR‑1 and CRR‑2, can blur subordination hierarchies...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) and European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have opened a consultation on revised joint Guidelines for assessing the suitability of management body members and key function holders at large banks and investment firms. The initiative,...
The European Banking Authority released a follow‑up to its 2022 peer‑review on ICT risk assessment under the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). The report finds that competent authorities have markedly strengthened ICT risk supervision, largely due to the Digital...
The European Banking Authority released its ESG risk dashboard covering data through Q2 2025, showing that climate‑related credit exposure among large EU banks remains stable at about 62 % of non‑financial corporate portfolios. Environmental data quality improved, with proxy‑based measurements dropping ten...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued an Opinion to the European Commission on the draft amended European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) prepared by EFRAG. While the EBA welcomes the simplifications that reduce reporting costs, it warns that permanent reliefs...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has opened a public consultation on its Discussion Paper proposing simplification of the EU credit‑risk framework. The paper, stemming from the 2025 Report on regulatory efficiency, outlines concrete steps to consolidate EBA products, align definitions,...