EBA publishes list of designated Resolution Authorities
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a list of designated Resolution Authorities. Under the EU framework, each Member State has to designate one or, exceptionally, more Resolution Authorities that are empowered to apply [...]
EBA launches data collection to support the new prudential framework for investment firms
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a data collection aimed at supporting the response to the European Commission's Call for Advice on a new prudential framework for MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) [...]
EBA launches consultation on Guidelines on disclosure requirements for the EU banking sector
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on a set of Guidelines on regulatory disclosure requirements following an update of the Pillar 3 requirements by the Basel Committee in January 2015. These [...]
Financial institutions weigh their options after Brexit
Britain’s decision to leave the EU is met with shock and uncertainty In financial circles, the shock at the news that Britain has voted to leave the European Union can be felt well beyond [...]
EBA publishes final draft technical standards on specialised lending exposures
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying how institutions should take into account and treat several factors when assigning risk weights to specialised lending exposures. The [...]
Reforming Indian banks: Bureaucrats at the till
The financial sector in India is being improved rather than overhauled India's biggest banks tend to have official-sounding names, worthy of a central bank. There is State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, [...]