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Alongside its Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, the UK government has laid before Parliament, a draft of the Financial Services (Overseas Recognition Regime Designations) Regulations 2025 (the ORR...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published three consultation papers under Directive 2013/36 (CRD IV), as amended by Directive 2024/169 (CRD VI), relating to the regulatory requirements for third country branches...more
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
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper on its draft guidelines for managing third-party risk with regards to non-ICT related services. The guidelines will revise and update its prior 2019...more
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
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
The Single Resolution Board (SRB) has published updated operational guidance, accompanied by a press release, on the solvent wind-down (SWD) of trading books. The guidance is intended to outline the scope and key expectations...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued its final guidelines, accompanied by a press release, on the treatment of acquisition, development and construction (ADC) exposures to residential property under Article 126a of...more
The European Supervisory Authorities (the European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority) have launched a joint consultation on their joint...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its spring 2025 risk assessment report alongside a press release, outlining key developments and emerging risks within the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). The...more
The Bank of England (BoE) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a series of annual reports, which are set out below. - BoE Annual Report and Accounts. The BoE has set out its strategic investment...more
The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have announced they have reached a political agreement on the legislative package to reform the crisis management and deposit insurance framework for banks in the EU. The...more
When crafting an entry into the U.S. markets, U.K. and European financial institutions need to carefully plan an appropriate strategy. Sebastian Barling, host of “The Capital Ratio” is joined by financial institutions...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a keynote speech delivered by its Chairperson, José Manuel Campa, at a high-level meeting for European supervisors in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on the importance of an efficient...more
The study on enhancing EU competitiveness in the banking sector, requested by the ECON, has been published by the Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny Unit. The study emphasises the importance of a resilient and efficient...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper (CP) proposing amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3172 on the EBA Pillar 3 disclosure framework, aligning it with the...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published an onboarding plan, together with a press release, for large and other institutions to access and submit information to the new Pillar 3 Data Hub (P3DH)—a centralised...more
The European Commission (EC) has published a call for advice to the European Banking Authority (EBA) together with a letter from John Berrigan, Directorate-General of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital...more
The European Commission has adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/878 amending regulatory technical standards (RTS) on technical details of back-testing and profit and loss attribution requirements, the criteria for...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released an ESG dashboard, accompanied by a press release, establishing a comprehensive framework to improve the monitoring of climate-related risks within the EU/EEA banking sector...more
The first four months of 2025 proved busy for the UK’s financial regulators, with both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) publishing their strategy and business plan documents. As...more
Proposals for securitisation reform are on the horizon in the EU and the UK. A significant package of reforms could facilitate meaningful change and allow the securitisation market to meet its full potential. Reform also...more
Following the 2024 independent review by Mr Andrea Enria (former Chair of the European Central Bank Supervisory Board) of the Central Bank of Ireland’s Fitness and Probity (F&P) assessment process, the Central Bank has...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its 2024 Reports on the annual market and credit risk benchmarking exercises. Both reports are mandated by Article 78 of the Capital Requirements Directive to assist...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a report on the findings of a peer review of the performance of stress tests by deposit guarantee schemes (DGS). The aim of the peer review was to assess the performance of...more