International Regulatory Updates
APRIL 17, 2015
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its annual assessment of EU colleges of Supervisors, responsible for the oversight of cross border banks. The report assesses how colleges have functioned during 2014 and identifies key activities for the effective oversight of EU cross border ban ...
APRIL 14, 2015
EIOPA published today an Opinion on Internal Models. In this document, the Authority provides recommendations to National Competent Authorities (NCAs) for three key areas:
NCAs should require the risks related to Sovereign Exposures to be appropriately taken into account in internal mod ...
APRIL 02, 2015
In preparation of the European Central Bank (ECB) assuming full responsibility for the supervision of significant banks as part of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and in terms of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank con ...
APRIL 01, 2015
Dear Mr Hoogervorst,
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) thanks you for the opportunity to contribute to the IASB’s due process regarding the Exposure Draft (ED) Disclosure Initiative: Proposed amendments to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows. We are pleased to provide you with the ...
APRIL 01, 2015
Every year the ECB publishes an annual report on how it has carried out its supervisory tasks. The report is usually published in March of the following year.
The Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB presents the report to the European Parliament at a public hearing.
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MARCH 30, 2015
Inside this issue:
Malta’s key Selling Points - Regulatory efficiency and accessibility
IMF, Fitch - Positive Assessment
MIMA Annual Conference
Cell Company Framework
ROC website - New features
EBA consults on Draft EBA Guidelines
MFSA Announcements ...
MARCH 24, 2015
Who should read this paper
This paper is primarily of interest to competent authorities and firms that are subject to MiFID, in particular, investment firms and credit institutions performing investment services and activities. This paper is also important for trade associations, investors, ...
MARCH 17, 2015
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an update to its periodic risk dashboard summarising the main risks and vulnerabilities in the EU banking sector on the basis of the evolution of Key Risk Indicators (KRI) from 55 banks for the third quarter of 2014. This edition of the risk dashb ...
MARCH 12, 2015
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today the Final Reports, which contain the Advices to the European Commission (EC) regarding the full equivalence assessments of Bermuda, Japan and Switzerland.
The reports will allow the EC to take fully-informed decisi ...
MARCH 12, 2015
The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today a revised list of validation rules in its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting, highlighting those which have been deactivated either for incorrectness or for triggering IT problems. Competent Authorities throughout the EU ...
