International Regulatory Updates
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
The European Central Bank (ECB) today launches a public consultation on a draft guide to fit and proper assessments. The guide explains how ECB Banking Supervision evaluates the qualifications, skills and proper standing of a candidate for a position on the board of a bank, for example as chief exec ...
NOVEMBER 07, 2016
The ECB conducted a comprehensive assessment from March to November 2016 on the following four banks:
Abanka d.d. (Slovenia)
Akciju sabiedrība “Rietumu Banka” (Latvia)
Banca Mediolanum S.p.A. (Italy)
Citibank Holdings Ireland Limited[1] (Ireland)
The results of the exercise fo ...
NOVEMBER 04, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on its draft Guidelines specifying the information to be provided by applicants intending to obtain authorisation as payment and electronic money institutions as well as to register as account information service providers under the ...
NOVEMBER 04, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines on the collection of information related to the internal capital adequacy assessment process (ICAAP) and the internal liquidity adequacy assessment process (ILAAP). These Guidelines aim at facilitating a consistent approach to ...
NOVEMBER 03, 2016
The European Central Bank (ECB) today launches a public consultation on a draft guideline and recommendation concerning the exercise of options and discretions (O&Ds) available in Union law for banks it does not directly supervise (less significant institutions or LSIs). The aim is to harmonise ...
NOVEMBER 01, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final report on the reference point for the target level of national resolution financing arrangements. In the report, the EBA recommends changing the basis from covered deposits to a total liabilities-based measure and, in particular, total l ...
NOVEMBER 01, 2016
What’s Inside This Issue: FERMA European Risk Management Seminar
Increasing interest in using Malta for securitisation transactions
Malta posts another decent year and ready for Brexit - Commercial Risk Review
Investment Services Consultation
Standard & Poor's upgrades Malta’s ...
OCTOBER 31, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on its revised Guidelines on internal governance. These draft Guidelines aim at further harmonising institutions’ internal governance arrangements, processes and mechanisms across the EU, in line with the new requirements in ...
OCTOBER 31, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched today a consultation on Guidelines on the Assessment of the Suitability of the Members of Management Body and Key Function Holders (the Guidelines). The draft Guidelines aim at further improving an ...
OCTOBER 31, 2016
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on its revised Guidelines on internal governance. These draft Guidelines aim at further harmonising institutions' internal governance arrangements, processes and mechanisms across the EU, in line with the new requirements in t ...
