On 12 March 2025, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/379 of 26 February 2025 amending the implementing technical standards laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2070 as regards benchmark portfolios, reporting templates and reporting instructions to be applied in the Union for the
Capital Adequacy
ECB staff response to Commission’s call for evidence on a targeted amendment to the prudential treatment of securities financing transactions under the NSFR
On 7 March 2025, the European Central Bank (ECB) issued its staff response to the European Commission’s (Commission) call for evidence on a targeted amendment to the prudential treatment of securities financing transactions (SFTs) under the net stable funding ratio (NSFR).
The Commission’s initiative aims to make…
ECB amends earlier decision on the reporting of information on remuneration, gender pay gap, approved higher ratios and high earners for the purposes of benchmarking

On 6 March 2025, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU, Decision (EU) 2025/451 of the European Central Bank (ECB) of 21 February 2025 amending Decision (EU) 2024/461 on the reporting by Member State competent authorities (NCAs) to the ECB of information on remuneration, gender pay gap, approved…
EBA consults to amend data collection for the 2026 benchmarking exercise
On 25 February 2025, the European Banking Authority issued a consultation paper regarding draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2070 with regard to the bench-marking of internal models – 2026 benchmarking exercise.
The consultation proposes amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2070 on the benchmarking of credit risk, market…
EBA publishes final draft ITS to implement centralised Pillar 3 data hub


On 12 February 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its final draft implementing technical standards (ITS) on the Pillar 3 data hub for large and other institutions, which will centralise prudential disclosures by institutions through a single electronic access point on the EBA website. The project is part of the…
ECB clarification on ICAAPs and ILAAPs and respective package submissions
On 10 February 2025, the European Central Bank (ECB) issued a document that reminds EU banks of some of the ECB’s main supervisory expectations on sound and effective capital and liquidity management in line with the 2018 ECB guides on the internal capital/liquidity adequacy assessment processes (ICAAP / ILAAP). The document provides certain…
No additional SRF bank levies needed for 2025; Fund continues to meet target level

On 10 February 2025, the Single Resolution Board issued a press release announcing that the Single Resolution Fund’s target level remains reached at the end of 2024. The Single Resolution Fund’s target level, of at least 1% of covered deposits held in Banking Union Member States, is verified annually. As of 31 December 2024, the…
Commission call for evidence on targeted amendment on the prudential treatment of securities financing transactions under the NSFR
On 10 February 2025, the European Commission issued a call for evidence on the Capital Requirements Regulation to make permanent the current transitory prudential treatment for securities financing transactions and unsecured transactions with a residual maturity of less than six months, with financial customers, for the purpose of the net stable funding requirement.
The Commission…
EBA report on the short to medium term objectives of its IRRBB Heatmap
On 6 February 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a report on the short/medium term objectives of the action plan outlined in its interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) heatmap.
The report:
ESRB report – Systemic liquidity risk: a monitoring framework
On 3 February 2025, the European Systemic Risk Board published a report ‘Systemic liquidity risk: a monitoring framework’.
The report contains a specific operational definition of systemic liquidity risk and its essential dimensions. It then discusses which entities and markets are key and should therefore be systematically monitored for emerging liquidity risks. Based on…