EBF MORNING BRIEF Wednesday 13 December 2023 Good morning. Here are the top news stories and events in European banking, financial regulation and EU policy, brought to you by the European Banking Federation.
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FROM THE MEDIA
Bloomberg: Europe’s banks have $150 billion to support payouts
Europe’s banks are set to enter next year with only slightly diminished capital cushions, suggesting they can keep up the recent payout bonanza despite regulators ordering higher reserves. For the first time, the ECB is also imposing additional demands for another measure of capital, known as leverage ratio, Bloomberg points out. Read more
Reuters: UK banks face smaller impact from Basel rules than rivals
The Bank of England (BoE) said that implementing the final leg of the global Basel bank rules will increase capital requirements at UK banks by 3%, far less than for their European Union and US peers. As reported by Reuters, Britain, the EU, the US, and other countries are now finalizing how they will implement the final leg of the so-called Basel III capital standards, tailoring them to local circumstances. Read more
Cointelegraph: ECB assesses environmental footprint of cash
The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken a look at the environmental impact of using banknotes. It discovered 16 environmental impact categories. According to Cointelegraph, as with cryptocurrency, energy efficiency was a major issue. Read more |
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MAIN EVENTS EIB and Sciences Po Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition ‘Climate Transition in a fractured world’ event |
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Launch of the C-ESG Risk Roundtable
Collateral Workstream
Thursday, 11 January 2024
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Banks do recognize that environmental factors could be a source of financial risk. While banks are making tangible progress, they are facing numerous operational and implementation challenges, many of which are neither originated, nor inherent to the banking industry. While some will need to be addressed at the level of individual organizations, others will benefit from collaborative approaches. To further strengthen the dialogue within the banking sector and to facilitate the discussion with the European Central Bank (ECB), a high-level Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Roundtable (C-ESG Risk RT) was set up by the European Banking Federation (EBF) with the participation of 13 European banks. On 11 January 2024, we will be launching the second report resulting from the discussions and deliberations of the C-ESG Roundtable Collateral Workstream. |
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FROM EBF MEMBERS
AEB: Digital banking for everyone
Economic activity is one of the areas where digitization has had the greatest impact. According to María Abascal, the Spanish Banking Association (AEB) General Director, this progress facilitates the daily operations of citizens but it can lead to difficulties. Thus many companies, including banks, are taking supporting measures. Read more (ES)
Finance Denmark: Consultation response to the EU Commission on the revision of the disclosure regulation
Finance Denmark has submitted a consultation response to the European Commission (EC) on revising the disclosure regulation. Nearly two years after implementing the EU's requirements for investment products' sustainability information, the EC has launched a major evaluation and open consultation on revising the requirements. Read more (DK) UK Finance: Best practices in cyber risk exposure management In an era where the digital landscape expands across the cloud, remote locations, and interconnected digital supply chains, financial services organizations face a growing threat: cyber risk exposure. UK Finance outlines the best practices to tackle this issue. Read more |
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FROM THE INSTITUTIONS
ECB: New Director General Horizontal Supervision
The Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed Thijs van Woerden as Director General of Horizontal Line Supervision. In his new role, he will be responsible for providing the strategic direction of and managing horizontal line supervision. Read more
EBA: The EU banking sector remains resilient despite pockets of risk stemming from the change in interest rates
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published its annual risk assessment of the European banking system. The Report is accompanied by the publication of the 2023 EU-wide transparency exercise, which provides detailed information for 123 banks from 26 countries across the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). Read more
ESMA: Annual peer review of EU CCP supervision
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its annual peer review report on the supervision of EU Central Counterparties (CCPs) by National Competent Authorities (NCAs). Read more |
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FROM THE EBF
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ABOUT THE EUROPEAN BANKING FEDERATION
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