EBI Regulatory Report #253

Professor Dr. Christos V. Gortsos and Daphne Farmaki
(Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

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Key developments during the period 30 March – 17 April

17 April

EBA: response to the European Commission’s consultation on EU banking sector competitiveness
ESRB: response to the European Commission consultation on competitiveness of the EU Banking sector

16 April

Financial Stability Institute (FSI): Cyber risk stress testing for banks, FSI Briefs No 30
EBA: seeking feedback on 4.3 draft technical package of its reporting framework
EBA: increase of high earners in the EU in 2024
ESMA: Call for evidence on Restricted Subscription and Private Credit Ratings
ESMA: Latest Edition of Its Newsletter
EIOPA: year-end 2024 study on market and credit risk confirms the need for continued supervisory attention over dispersion identified

15 April

SRB: publication of response to Commission consultation on EU banking sector competitiveness
EIOPA: consultation on the treatment of proportional reinsurance treaties with features that jeopardise the effectiveness of risk transfer
EIOPA: seeking input on the proposed shortening of 13 sets of Guidelines to further streamline the revised Solvency II framework

14 April

ECB Governing Council: Single Market should be boosted to strengthen bank competitiveness

13 April

ECB/Eurosystem: Macroprudential bulletin, no 33
Financial Stability Board (FSB): Chair’s warning of rising financial risks stemming from Middle East conflict
EBA: Report on banks’ dry run testing of their recovery plans
ESMA: Reporting Templates and Instructions for the Active Account Requirement

10 April

ECB Opinion of 9 April 2026 on proposals as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union (CON/2026/13)
EBA: Decision harmonising reporting of SEPA data by national authorities
EBA: consultation on major simplification of supervisory reporting to deliver a simpler, smarter and more proportionate framework

9 April

ECB/SSM: conclusion of asset quality reviews of building societies LBS Süd and Wüstenrot
EBA: consultation on revised Guidelines on limits on exposures to shadow banking entities under the CRR
EBA: list of known data point model issues to enhance transparency and support reporting institutions
ECB-ESRB: Report of the workstream on buffer usability
EIOPA and ESM staff: proposal of a mechanism to better manage fallout from outsized natural catastrophes

8 April

International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI): Deposit Insurance in 2026 – Global Trends Report

7 April

EIOPA: technical specifications for small and non-complex insurance undertakings and groups

1 April

ESMA: Clarification of Expectations in the run-up to the launch of EU’s Consolidated Tapes

31 March

Eurosystem: comprehensive strategy for future of European payments
ESRB: advice to EIOPA on the Guidelines on the range of scenarios to assess the credibility and feasibility of insurers’ pre-emptive recovery plans

30 March

ECB/SSM: streamlining of how the ECB supervises banks’ internal models
EBA: streamlining of supervisory approvals for IRB model changes
EIOPA: publication of Ultimate Forward Rate (UFR) for 2027
EIOPA: proposed amendments aimed at easing insurers’ supervisory reporting and disclosure requirements
EIOPA: third Report on the application of the Insurance Distribution Directive

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