On 21 April 2021, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) published its response to the European Commission’s targeted consultation on the review of the bank crisis management and deposit insurance framework. The consultation sought to gather stakeholders’ experience with the current crisis management and deposit insurance framework as well as their views on the revision of … Continue Reading
Regulation (EU) 2021/557 and Regulation (EU) 2021/558 (together, the Regulations) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 6 April 2021 and came into force on 9 April 2021. Regulation (EU) 2021/557 amended European Regulation 2017/2402 (EUSR)[i] extending the Simple, Transparent and Standardised (STS) framework to on-balance sheet synthetic securitisations (previously only … Continue Reading
On 19 April 2021, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a project report concerning a targeted review of internal models. The targeted review of internal models (TRIM) was a multi-year project launched by the ECB at the beginning of 2016 in close cooperation with the national competent authorities (NCAs) that are part of European banking … Continue Reading
On 16 April 2021, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published its work programme for 2021-22. The work programme focuses on three key themes: COVID-19 resilience and recovery. This includes ongoing monitoring and assessment of risks and vulnerabilities to the global banking system. Horizon scanning and mitigation of medium-term risks and trends. This … Continue Reading
On 16 April 2021, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/622 of 15 April 2021 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to uniform reporting templates, instructions and methodology for reporting on … Continue Reading
On 13 April 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued an updated statement on the implementation of LEI requirements for third-country issuers under the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) reporting regime. ESMA maintains its position regarding third-country issuer LEI reporting included in its statement published on 6 January 2020 (ESMA74-362-388) until 10 October … Continue Reading
On 9 April 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the interim simple, transparent and standardised (STS) notification templates for synthetic securitisations following amendments to the Securitisation Regulation. The interim templates allow originators to notify ESMA of synthetic securitisations that meet the STS criteria until the date of the application of the regulatory … Continue Reading
On 6 April 2021, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ): Regulation (EU) 2021/557 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation to help the … Continue Reading
On 26 March 2021, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation that specifies the methodology to be used by resolution authorities to estimate the requirement referred to in Article 104a of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) and the combined buffer requirement for resolution entities at the resolution group consolidated level for the purpose … Continue Reading
On 26 March 2021, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published Q&As relating to the Securitisation Regulation. The Q&As contain answers to questions that fall outside the exclusive competence of any of the ESAs. On the same date the ESAs published a joint opinion on the jurisdictional scope of the obligations of … Continue Reading
On 22 March 2021, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) issued a communication on its approach to liabilities governed by UK law without a contractual bail-in recognition clause as eligible for the minimum requirement for own funds and liabilities (MREL). The SRB will consider liabilities governed by UK law without a contractual bail-in recognition clause as … Continue Reading
On 18 March 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper on its revised guidelines on recovery plan indicators. Under the mandate of Article 9(2) of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD), in 2015 the EBA issued guidelines to specify the minimum list of quantitative and qualitative indicators for the purposes of … Continue Reading
On 17 March 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper on draft guidelines for institutions and resolution authorities on improving resolvability. When finalised the guidelines will be a point of reference for both Member State competent authorities and institutions on resolvability related topics in the EU. The guidelines seek to implement existing … Continue Reading
On 12 March 2021, the European Commission (Commission) issued a targeted consultation seeking feedback on whether there is potential for a referral scheme to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) whose funding applications have been rejected by a finance provider and options for the scope, features and governance of such a possible scheme. The … Continue Reading
On 11 March 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a public consultation on revised guidelines on the stress tests conducted by Member State deposit guarantee schemes (DGSs) under the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive (DGSD). The proposed revision to the guidelines will extend the scope of DGS stress testing, by requiring more tests that will … Continue Reading
There are a broad range of regulatory requirements for financial services firms when it comes to outsourcing business activities, perhaps most significantly, the EBA’s Guidelines on outsourcing (the ‘Guidelines’). The Guidelines require firms to (i) identify their outsourcing arrangements and (ii) ensure that any contracts meet specific requirements and are aligned to broader regulatory expectations. … Continue Reading
On 26 February 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority updated its Q&As on the Securitisation Regulation. ESMA also updated reporting instructions and an XML schema for the templates set out in the technical standards on disclosure requirements.… Continue Reading
On 25 February 2021, the European Commission issued a consultation seeking stakeholder feedback on their experience with the current crisis management and deposit insurance framework as well as their views on the revision of the framework, which is part of the debate on the completion of the Banking Union and in particular its third and … Continue Reading
On 11 February 2021, the European Commission published a Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2361 as regards the arrangements for the payment of contributions to the administrative expenditures of the Single Resolution Board. Under Regulation (EU) No 806/2014, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) has an autonomous budget which is not part of the EU … Continue Reading
On 28 January 2021, the European Central Bank (ECB) published the outcome of its 2020 Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP) and announced its supervisory priorities for 2021. Based on the SREP analysis and taking into account the situation triggered by the pandemic, ECB Banking Supervision has decided to concentrate its efforts on four key … Continue Reading
On 27 January 2021, the Council of the EU announced that representatives from Member States had signed the amending agreements to the Treaty on the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the Single Resolution Fund (SRF) Intergovernmental Agreement. This signature launches the ratification procedures in the Member States, in accordance with their national constitutional requirements. The … Continue Reading
On 26 January 2021, the European Commission issued a targeted consultation on the revision of the EU’s crisis management and deposit insurance framework. The results of the consultation will feed into the Commission’s work to make the framework more coherent and robust. The consultation focuses on three key EU legislative texts: the Bank Recovery and … Continue Reading
On 19 January 2021, the European Commission published a Communication on the European economic and financial system: fostering openness, strength and resilience . The Communication and strategy set out therein for development of the European financial markets is designed as one of the early steps of the Commission under Ursula von der Leyen’s leadership to … Continue Reading
On 15 January 2021, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a special report on resolution planning in the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM). In 2017, the ECA conducted its first audit report assessing whether the Single Resolution Board (SRB) was equipped to carry out the resolution of significant banks effectively. To inform policymakers and … Continue Reading
