International Regulatory Updates


NOVEMBER 02, 2015
Link to results: The disclosure templates and the aggregate report have been published on the ECB - Results of the 2015 comprehensive assessment ...
OCTOBER 27, 2015
The EBA published today the final set of templates and instructions that institutions participating in the Quantitative Impact Study (QIS) on the definition of default should complete and submit to their respective Competent Authorities (CAs) by 10 December 2015 at the latest. The information sub ...
OCTOBER 22, 2015
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on its draft Guidelines on the communication between competent authorities supervising credit institutions and statutory auditors of those institutions. Effective communication between competent authorities and auditors should contri ...
OCTOBER 22, 2015
The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) launched today a public consultation on two anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) Guidelines. These Guidelines promote a common understanding of the risk-based approach ...
OCTOBER 22, 2015
The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) launched today a public consultation on two anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) Guidelines. These Guidelines promote a common understanding of the risk-based approach ...
OCTOBER 22, 2015
The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) launched today a public consultation on two anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) Guidelines. These Guidelines promote a common understanding of the risk-based approach ...
OCTOBER 22, 2015
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an updated list of capital instruments that Competent Supervisory Authorities (CAs) across the European Union (EU) have classified as Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1). Since the publication of the first update of the list in December 2014, some new CET ...
OCTOBER 13, 2015
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Consultation Paper on its proposed benchmark rate under the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), which requires creditors to create two illustrative examples in the European Standardised Information Sheet (ESIS) for variable rate mortgages on the ba ...
OCTOBER 12, 2015
ECB Banking Supervision is undertaking a comprehensive assessment of nine banks in 2015, as decided upon by the ECB earlier this year. Eight of the nine banks were not subject to the 2014 exercise. Click here to access the full press release.   ...
OCTOBER 07, 2015
In 2015 ESMA undertook a strategic planning exercise that resulted in “ESMA’s Strategic Orientation 2016-2020”. The strategy describes how ESMA’s focus from 2011 to 2015 was on building a single rulebook and establishing itself as a credible direct supervisor. Over the next few years our foc ...