On 6 December 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a final report containing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the method for identifying the main risk driver and determining whether a transaction represents a long or a short position. The draft RTS have been developed according to Article 94(10) of
On 9 December 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper containing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 529/2014 supplementing the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) regarding RTS for assessing the materiality of extensions and changes of the Internal Ratings Based (IRB)
On 28 November 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published a report which describes the range of practices in implementing a positive neutral countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB).
In 2010, the Basel Committee published guidance that detailed the key requirements for operating the CCyB, and in 2017 it published
On 27 November 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published various finalised technical amendments to the Basel Framework.
The amendments, which relate to (i) the standardised approach to credit risk and (ii) cryptoasset exposures, were published for consultation in July 2024 and have been finalised as originally proposed.
The Basel Committee plans
On 27 November 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) issued a consultation on a technical amendment to rules in the Basel Framework that relate to the hedging of counterparty credit risk exposures.
The Basel Committee periodically publishes proposals for technical amendments with the aim of helping to promote consistent interpretation
On 24 October 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the treatment of structural foreign exchange (FX) positions under Article 104c of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and on the reporting on structural FX positions.
Prior to
On 10 September 2024, the Central Counterparties (Transitional Provision) (Extension and Amendment) Regulations 2024 were made and published on legislation.gov.uk, along with an explanatory memorandum.
The Regulations extend:
On 10 September 2024, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) announced that it is reviewing the leverage ratio requirements thresholds and is offering a modification by consent (provided certain conditions are met) to disapply the relevant part of the PRA Rulebook until the review is complete.
The PRA had previously noted in a 2021
On 13 August 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a final report containing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) amending delegated regulations on profit and loss attribution requirements, risk factor modellability assessment, and the treatment of FX and commodity risk in the banking book.
Legal basis
The Capital Requirements Regulation 2
On 17 July 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published its final disclosure framework for banks’ cryptoasset exposures and targeted amendments to its cryptoasset standard. Both standards have an implementation date of 1 January 2026.
The final disclosure framework (DIS55) is based on the disclosure requirements contained in the final