On 21 April 2021, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/637 of 15 March 2021 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to public disclosures by institutions of the information referred to in Titles II and III of Part Eight of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the … Continue Reading
On 15 April 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the conditions according to which consolidation shall be carried out in line with Article 18 of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The draft RTS seek to ensure that the appropriate method of prudential consolidation is applied for the … Continue Reading
On 14 April 2021, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/598 of 14 December 2020 supplementing the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) for assigning risk weights to specialised lending exposures. The Delegated Regulation applies from 14 April 2022. The RTS specify … Continue Reading
On 7 April 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper regarding draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the list of countries with an advanced economy for calculating the equity risk under the alternative standardised approach (FRTB-SA). The Capital Requirements Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/876 (CRR) implements in EU legislation the … Continue Reading
On 31 March 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on disclosure of investment firm policy by investment firms. The legal basis for the consultation paper is Article 52 of the Investment Firms Regulation (IFR) that sets out the requirement for investment firms to disclose information … Continue Reading
On 29 March 2021, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/539 of 11 February 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1222/2014 supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) for the specification of the methodology for … Continue Reading
On 19 March 2021, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/451 of 17 December 2020 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to supervisory reporting of institutions and repealing Implementing … Continue Reading
On 16 March 2021, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/453 of 15 March 2021 laying down implementing technical standards (ITS) for the application of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) with regard to the specific reporting requirements for market risk. The reporting requirements defined in the ITS … Continue Reading
On 16 March 2021, the European Banking Authority published a decision making the Basel III monitoring exercise mandatory from December 2021. The EBA states that the move will expand the sample used for the monitoring exercise therefore making it more representative. Also, the decision provides Member State competent authorities with provisions for a reduced frequency … Continue Reading
On 15 March 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published two reports on the consistency of risk weighted assets (RWAs) across all EU institutions authorised to use internal approaches for the calculation of capital requirements for 2020. The reports cover credit risk for high and low default portfolios as well as market risk. The report … Continue Reading
On 15 March 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on the monitoring of liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) implementation in the EU. The report highlights areas in which further guidance is deemed useful for banks and Member State supervisors in order to foster a common understanding and harmonisation of the application of the … Continue Reading
On 12 March 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published consultation papers regarding draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on: Residual risk add-on (RRAO). Article 430b of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) provides that from the date of application of Commission Delegated Regulation 2021/424 institutions that do not meet the conditions set out in Article 94(1) … Continue Reading
On 11 March 2021, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ), Commission Delegated Regulation 2021/424 of 17 December 2019 amending the Capital Requirements Regulation with regard to the alternative standardised approach for market risk. This Delegated Regulation introduces into the Capital Requirements Regulation the technical specifications needed to make fully operational … Continue Reading
On 5 March 2021, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) launched a thematic review of the 2018 Recommendations for Liquidity Risk Management for Collective Investment Schemes. The thematic review aims to assess the extent to which the Recommendations have been implemented through IOSCO member regulatory frameworks. It also aims to gather information about how … Continue Reading
On 5 March 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published final draft implementing technical standards (ITS) on the supervisory reporting and disclosures of investment firms. The provisions on disclosure are contained in Articles 46 to 53 of the Investment Firm Regulation (IFR). Investment firms are required to disclose their capital resources, capital requirements, remuneration policies, … Continue Reading
On 1 March 2021, the European Commission published a draft Delegated Regulation supplementing the Capital Requirements Regulation with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the nature, severity and duration of an economic downturn referred to in Article 181(1), point (b) and Article 182(1), point (b), of that Regulation. The draft RTS specify the nature, … Continue Reading
On 24 February 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued two public consultations on regulatory technical standards (RTS) and implementing technical standards (ITS) on cooperation and information exchange between Member State competent authorities involved in the prudential supervision of investment firms. The draft standards are part of the phase 2 mandates of the EBA roadmap … Continue Reading
On 19 February 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a final report containing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the determination of indirect exposures to underlying clients of derivative and credit derivative contracts under Article 390(9) of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). Article 390(5) of the CRR, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/876, requires … Continue Reading
On 18 February 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a final report containing final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the disclosure of indicators of global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs). The final report has been prepared by the EBA in pursuance to the mandate given to it under Article 434a of the Capital Requirements … Continue Reading
On 18 February 2021, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/249 of 17 February 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2197 with regard to closely correlated currencies in accordance with the Capital Requirements Regulation. The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2197 is replaced by the text in … Continue Reading
On 17 February 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a consultation paper concerning draft guidelines specifying the criteria to assess the exceptional cases when institutions exceed the large exposure limits of Article 395(1) of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and the time and measures to return to compliance pursuant to Article 396(3) of the … Continue Reading
On 16 February 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued final guidelines specifying the conditions for the application of the alternative treatment of institutions’ exposures related to ‘tri-party repurchase agreements’ for large exposure purposes. Under the alternative treatment, institutions are allowed to replace the total amount of their exposures to a collateral issuer due to … Continue Reading
On 16 February 2021, the European Commission (Commission) published a report on a possible extension of the leverage ratio buffer framework to other systemically important institutions (O-SIIs) and on the definition and calculation of the total exposure measure, including the treatment of central bank reserves. The legal basis of the report is Article 511 of … Continue Reading
On 11 February 2021, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a consultation paper on draft implementing technical standards (ITS) on the information concerning the new prudential requirements that Member State competent authorities will be required to disclose publicly for all types of investment firm authorised under MiFID II. The draft ITS are part of the … Continue Reading
