Capital Requirements Directive

EBA Publishes Feedback on Review of Single Rulebook Q&A

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On August 6, the EBA published feedback following a review of the use, usefulness and implementation of its single rulebook Q&A.

The review was carried out in the second half of 2018 using questionnaires addressed to competent authorities and selected industry representatives. It was limited to Q&A relating to the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ((EU) No 575/2013) and the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) (2013/36/EU), which (at the time) accounted for about one third of final Q&A.

The EBA’s main findings include the following:

  • There are limited cases of non-application of Q&A identified by survey participants.
  • Competent authorities and institutions (to a slightly lesser extent) are, overall, satisfied with the utility of the single rulebook Q&A tool and the answers. However, they suggest various improvements relating to matters including response times, the search function and the presentation of the final answers.
  • There are similarities in terms of the measures taken by competent authorities at the institution level or by institutions internally to promote the Q&A tool and the use of answers.
  • Competent authorities use regular or ad hoc measures to encourage the use of the Q&A tool internally.

Based on its review, the EBA has provided non-prescriptive good practice guidance that institutions could adopt with respect to the use of Q&A (see chapter 4).

In addition, the EBA will consider the comments and suggestions received on the process, tool and answers, with a view to developing realistic and workable proposals for improvements. The EBA is also considering the reported cases of non-application in more detail to better understand the obstacles and issues in relation to the Q&A. It expects follow-up actions to be limited to informal exchanges and ad hoc queries to relevant competent authorities.

PRA and FCA Issue Consultation on Data Collection on Remuneration Practices under CRD

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On September 22, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) issued a joint consultation paper with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on data collection on remuneration practices under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV) and the Capital Requirements Regulation.

The consultation sets out the PRA and FCA’s proposals to amend their current approach to data collection of remuneration practices and the reporting requirements for banks, building societies, PRA-designated investment firms, IFPRU investment firms and other types of firms to the extent they are to be included in the scope of consolidation of an institution for which data is to be collected in accordance with CRD IV. The proposals concern the remuneration benchmarking information report and the high earners’ report.  Consultation Paper.

European Commission Capital Requirements Directive Proposal

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On July 20, the European Commission issued proposal CRD IV, which would replace the Capital Requirements Directives issued in 2006. The proposal would: (i) require European banks to hold more capital of higher quality, applying the international bank capital standards agreed to under Basel III; (ii) set up a new corporate governance framework; and (iii) compile all applicable legislation in a Single Rule Book for banking regulation. European Commission Release.