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2025

Direct contributions to reserves from shareholders as CET1 capital

2025-02-07 | Payments Regulations EBA

European Banking Authority (EBA) has clarified which conditions direct contributions to reserves from shareholders should meet in order to form part of firms’ Common Equity Tier 1 capital (CET1 capital) according to the rules laid down in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). According to the CRR a contribution may be classified as CET1 capital if the contribution satisfies certain conditions.

MoU between SRB, ECB, SNDO and FI

2025-01-31 | News About FI Bank

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Single Resolution Board (SRB), the European Central Bank (ECB), the Swedish National Debt Office (SNDO) and Finansinspektionen (FI) to strengthen supervision and resolution cooperation.

2024

FI Analysis No. 47: The 2023 Banking Turmoil – Could What Happened in the US and Switzerland Also Happen in Sweden?

2024-12-11 | Reports Stability Bank

During the spring of 2023, one Swiss bank and several US banks failed. Multiple actors in both the US and internationally have analysed the underlying causes. We summarise the findings of these reports as follows: there was a lack of internal governance and control, there were deficiencies in the supervision, and several of the banks were not fully subject to the Basel regulations.

FI leaves the countercyclical buffer rate unchanged

In accordance with its assessment in the most recent stability report, FI is leaving the countercyclical buffer rate unchanged in the fourth quarter. The buffer rate of 2 per cent, which was applied starting on 22 June 2023, shall thus continue to apply. The countercyclical buffer guide is calculated at 0 per cent.

FI Supervision 30: The banks can strengthen their sanction screening

FI has tested the effectiveness of 19 banks' automated sanction screening systems. The result shows that the effectiveness of the systems that the banks use could be higher and that there is room for some banks to improve their work in this area.