On 17 February 2020, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) issued a public consultation on proposed changes to its policy on the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL). The consultation consists of various questions relating to: MREL requirements for global systemically important institutions; changes to the calibration of MREL, including introducing MREL based … Continue Reading
On 14 February 2020, the European Commission adopted an Implementing Regulation that amends Implementing Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 laying down implementing technical standards (ITS) with regard to supervisory reporting of institutions according to the Capital Requirements Regulation, together with related annexes. The Implementing Regulation makes certain changes to supervisory reporting requirements concerning: Common reporting (COREP) … Continue Reading
On 12 February 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on draft guidelines on the appropriate subsets of sectoral exposures to which competent or designated authorities may apply a systemic risk buffer (SyRB) in accordance with the Capital Requirements Directive V (CRD). The EBA is mandated under Article 133(6) of the CRD V … Continue Reading
Our latest briefing note concerning the remuneration requirements for EU investment firms under the Investment Firms Regulation and Investment Firms Directive is now available here.… Continue Reading
On 5 February 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a consultation paper on a draft guide on the assessment methodology for the internal model method (IMM) and the advanced method for credit valuation adjustment risk (A-CVA) charge for counterparty credit risk (CCR). The draft guide indicates how the ECB intends to assess internal models … Continue Reading
On 3 February 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched its 2020 EU-wide stress test and released the macro-economic scenarios for this year’s test. The adverse scenario follows for the first time a ‘lower for longer’ narrative, a recession coupled with low or negative interest rates for a prolonged period. The EU real GDP would … Continue Reading
On 30 January 2020, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/125 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 945/2014 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to relevant appropriately diversified indices, in accordance with the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The Annex in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/125 replaces the … Continue Reading
On 24 January 2020, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU a corrigendum to the Investment Firms Regulation (IFR). The corrigendum amends Article 63(4)(e)(7) and Article 63(4)(f)(8) bringing the deadline for the European Securities and Markets Authority to submit draft regulatory technical standards and draft implementing technical standards a year forward, from … Continue Reading
On 13 January 2020, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the treatment of non-trading book positions subject to foreign-exchange risk or commodity risk. The draft RTS have been developed in accordance with Article 325(9) of the amended Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR II). Article 325(9) mandates the … Continue Reading
On 19 December 2019, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a letter that it had sent to significant institutions in October, which provides clarification of the process to be applied by it as of 10 November 2019 for significant credit institutions with regard to the recognition of contractual netting agreements as risk reducing pursuant to … Continue Reading
On 19 December 2019, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a report on vulnerabilities associated with leveraged loans and collateralised loan obligations (CLOs). The report assesses the financial stability implications of developments in the leveraged loan and CLO markets. It provides a global perspective by combining available data and analyses from FSB members. The main … Continue Reading
On 18 December 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the standardised approach for counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR). The final draft RTS have been developed according to Article 277(5) and Article 279a(3) of the Capital Requirements Regulation, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/876. Article 277(5) mandates the EBA … Continue Reading
On 17 December 2019, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a Delegated Regulation with regard to the alternative standardised approach (ASA) for market risk under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The Delegated Regulation amends provisions in the CRR to reflect the revised version of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s ‘Minimum capital requirements for market risk’, … Continue Reading
On 16 December 2019, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) announced that it had launched the consolidated Basel Framework (the framework). The framework brings together all of the Basel Committee’s global standards for the regulation and supervision of banks and presents them on a new section of the Basel Committee website.… Continue Reading
On 13 December 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation setting out proposed amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation 2016/2070 as regards benchmarking portfolios, reporting templates and reporting instructions. The main update to Implementing Regulation 2016/2070 relates to the introduction of the IFRS 9 benchmarking templates. Article 78 of the Capital Requirements Directive IV … Continue Reading
On 11 December 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a final report containing draft amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1646, which specifies the main indices and recognised exchanges pursuant to paragraph 8 of Article 197 of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). ESMA is introducing amendments to the Implementing Regulation to ensure … Continue Reading
On 9 December 2019, there was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2091 (the Amending Regulation) amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2197 with regard to closely correlated currencies in accordance with the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The Amending Regulation replaces the text of the Annex to Implementing Regulation … Continue Reading
On 4 December 2019, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2028 (the Amending Regulation) amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1799 containing implementing technical standards (ITS) on the mapping of external credit assessment institutions’ (ECAIs) credit assessments under Articles 136(1) and (3) of the Capital Requirements (CRR). … Continue Reading
On 27 November 2019, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published guiding principles for the operationalisation of a sectoral countercyclical capital buffer (SCCyB). The Basel III standards introduced a countercyclical capital buffer regime (CCyB), which was phased in from 1 January 2016 and became fully effective on 1 January 2019. National authorities can … Continue Reading
On 26 November 2019, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published a newsletter containing a joint statement with the Basel Consultative Group on the use of proportionality in the implementation of the Basel framework. In the statement, the Basel Committee states that it supports the use of proportionality in implementing the Basel framework … Continue Reading
On 22 November 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper on a draft implementing technical standard (ITS) on disclosure and reporting of the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) and the total loss absorbency requirement (TLAC). The draft ITS includes proposals for templates and tables implementing the TLAC/MREL Pillar … Continue Reading
On 21 November 2019, the European Central Bank (ECB) provided its third update on the targeted review of internal models (TRIM). The ECB reports that a significant milestone has been reached with the successful conclusion of the last set of on-site investigations for the TRIM project. The ECB has also completed its analysis of the … Continue Reading
On 21 November 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on draft implementing technical standards (ITS) for specific supervisory reporting requirements for market risk, which are the first elements of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) introduced by the revised Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR2). The draft ITS are accompanied by three … Continue Reading
On 21 November 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a set of roadmaps outlining its approach and timelines for delivering the mandates stemming from the risk reduction measures package adopted by the Council of the EU and the European Parliament on 20 May 2019. The risk reduction package allocates over 100 new mandates to … Continue Reading
