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EBA consults on amending RTS on own funds and eligible liabilities under CRR

A&O Shearman on 7/23/2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper proposing amendments to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 on the timing for the application for prior permission to reduce own funds and...more

Proposals For Relaxation of EU Securitization Framework

McDermott Will & Emery on 7/18/2025

Vlad Maly and Michal Chajdukowski present the key takeaways from a package of amendments to the existing EU securitization framework, published by the European Commission on June 17, 2025. The proposals aim at...more

EBA consults on draft guidelines on ancillary service undertakings under the CRR

A&O Shearman on 7/18/2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper on its draft guidelines on ancillary services undertakings (ASUs) specifying the criteria for the identification of activities referred to in Article...more

EBA consults on draft guidelines on application of definition of default and applying credit conversion factors under CRR

A&O Shearman on 7/15/2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published two consultation papers under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), as amended by the revised Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR III). The first consultation paper...more

Regulation amending CRR in relation to SFT stable funding factors published in OJ

A&O Shearman on 7/7/2025

Regulation (EU) 2025/1215 of the European Parliament and of the Council of EU of 17 June amending the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) in relation to the stable funding factors for securities financing transactions...more

EBA consults on amendments to RTS for risk weights on immovable property exposures

A&O Shearman on 5/7/2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/206, supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR). The EBA is...more

EC adopts Delegated Regulation on RTS on extraordinary circumstances under CRR

A&O Shearman on 4/30/2025

The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing the Capital Requirements Regulation (No 575/2013) (CRR), containing regulatory technical standards (RTS) of the conditions and indicators that the...more

EC adopts proposal to amend CRR in relation to SFT stable funding factors

A&O Shearman on 4/10/2025

The European Commission (EC) has adopted a proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) in relation to the stable funding factors for securities financing transactions (SFTs) and unsecured transactions with a residual...more

Regulatory monitoring - December 2024

A&O Shearman on 1/6/2025

1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: Plenary December 2024 - Status: Final - The FSB has set out the outcomes of its Plenary that met on 3 and 4 December. Points of...more

Outcome of Basel Committee on Banking Supervision November 2024 Meeting

A&O Shearman on 12/2/2024

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has set out the outcomes from its meeting on November 19-20, 2024. Key takeaways include: - implementation of Basel III—committee members unanimously reaffirmed their expectation...more

HM Treasury Publishes Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions (Meaning of CRR Rules and Recognised Exchange) (Amendment)...

A&O Shearman on 12/2/2024

HM Treasury has published the Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions (Meaning of CRR Rules and Recognised Exchange) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, together with an explanatory memorandum....more

Delegated Regulation Amending CRR Postponing Application Date of Own Funds Requirement for Market Risk Published in the OJ

A&O Shearman on 11/8/2024

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2795 amending the EU Capital Requirements Regulation with regard to the date of application of the own funds requirements for market risk has been published in the Official Journal of...more

Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - October 2024

A&O Shearman on 11/4/2024

1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - ESRB: Speech on old and new frontiers of the ESRB: Systemic risk, non-banks and data analysis - Status: Final - The ESRB has published a speech by...more

European Banking Authority Consults on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on Structural Foreign Exchange Positions under EU...

A&O Shearman on 10/30/2024

The European Banking Authority launched a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards on the treatment of structural foreign exchange positions under Article 104c of the EU Capital Requirements Regulation and on...more

UK Financial Policy Committee Publishes Latest Summary and Record

A&O Shearman on 10/15/2024

The Bank of England has published the record of the Financial Policy Committee meeting on September 19, 2024. Headline judgements and policy actions from the meeting: (i) risks to U.K. financial stability are broadly...more

UK Prudential Regulation Authority Consults on Restatement of UK Capital Requirements Regulation Rulebook Requirements

A&O Shearman on 9/27/2024

The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a consultation on its proposals to restate, and in some cases modify, the U.K. Capital Requirements Regulation requirements relating to the definition of own funds in its...more

UK Prudential Regulation Authority Consults on Streamlining Pillar 2A Capital Framework and Capital Communications Process

A&O Shearman on 9/27/2024

The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a consultation on streamlining the Pillar 2A capital framework and capital communications process. In addition to PRA-regulated banks, building societies, designated...more

UK Prudential Regulation Authority Publishes Second Near-Final Policy Statement on Implementation of the Basel 3.1 Standards

A&O Shearman on 9/27/2024

The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published its second near-final Policy Statement on the implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards. The PRA has decided to move the implementation date by a further six months to...more

European Commission report on the future of European competitiveness

A&O Shearman on 9/10/2024

The European Commission has published a report on the future of European competitiveness, prepared by Mario Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank. The report aims to set out a new industrial strategy for...more

European Banking Authority Amends Implementing Technical Standards Specifying the Data Collection for the 2025 Benchmarking...

A&O Shearman on 8/9/2024

The European Banking Authority has published its final draft Implementing Technical Standards amending the Implementing Regulation on the benchmarking of credit risk, market risk, and IFRS9 models for the 2025 exercise....more

UK Prudential Regulation Authority Publishes Policy Statement on Leverage Ratio Treatment of Omnibus Account Reserves

A&O Shearman on 8/6/2024

The Prudential Regulation Authority has published a policy statement on the leverage ratio treatment of omnibus account reserves and minor amendments to the leverage ratio framework. PRA rules require firms to exclude from...more

European Commission Adopts Implementing Regulation Amending Implementing Technical Standards on Mapping Credit Assessments of...

A&O Shearman on 7/10/2024

The European Commission has adopted the Commission Implementing Regulation amending the Implementing Technical Standards laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1799 as regards the mapping tables specifying...more

CRD6: Third Country Branches

Hogan Lovells on 7/8/2024

On 27 June, our cross border team held a dynamic discussion on CRD 6: Third Country Branches covering an overview of the key changes introduced by the directive. We discussed the impact of the new authorisation requirements...more

European Banking Authority Publishes Final Draft Implementing Technical Standards on Pillar 3 Disclosure Framework under Third...

A&O Shearman on 7/8/2024

The European Banking Authority has finalized its draft implementing technical standards on public disclosures by institutions that implement the changes in the Pillar 3 disclosure framework introduced by the third Capital...more

Third Capital Requirements Regulation and Sixth Capital Requirements Directive Published

A&O Shearman on 7/3/2024

The EU has published the final legislation implementing revisions to the EU Capital Requirements Regulation and Capital Requirements Directive (commonly referred to as the EU banking package) in the Official Journal of the...more

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