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  • Form BT Monthly Reporting: The New Statistical Notice 2026/08 Test

    On 15 September 2026 the Bank of England published Statistical Notice 2026/08, changing the criteria that decide which banks and building societies file the Balance Sheet return, Form BT, each month instead of once a quarter. The change is narrow on paper and material in the reporting calendar: a firm that files Form BT monthly…

  • KOFS Reporting in Denmark: Own Funds Returns and Deadlines

    KOFS and KOFC were Finanstilsynet’s FIONA compilation names for individual and consolidated COREP own-funds reporting. The last reference period for those FIONA compilations was 31 December 2025; from the 31 March 2026 reference period, the e-Reg reporting module is COREPOF, with reporting level IND for individual reporting and CON for consolidated reporting. COREP is the…

  • EBA Validation Rules: What Changes in the Q3 2026 Update

    On 14 September 2026, the European Banking Authority updated its validation-rule files and published a small validation package for its reporting frameworks. The EBA taxonomy is primarily intended for data transmission between competent authorities and the EBA; institutions submit supervisory information to their competent authorities, which determine the technical collection arrangements they apply. The EBA’s…

  • AMLA Risk Assessment Data Collection: The 2027 Selection Exercise

    From 2028, the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) is due to directly supervise a first group of up to 40 credit and financial institutions or groups across the EU; under Article 13(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1620, direct supervision starts six months after AMLA publishes the selected-entity list. The exercise…

  • APRA Retirement Reporting Framework: New Super Data From 2027

    On 10 September 2026 APRA released a revised package of draft reporting standards to implement the Australian Government’s Retirement Reporting Framework, and reopened consultation with submissions due by 9 October 2026. For a superannuation trustee, the practical question is which data fields land on the build backlog, and when. APRA says the first collection period…

  • EU 21st Sanctions Package: What Screening Desks Must Update

    On 23 July 2026 the Council adopted the EU’s 21st sanctions package. The package-wide headline was 218 listings: 48 individuals and 170 entities. The Russia asset-freeze additions were made by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1843, which added 48 persons and 168 entities to Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 and entered into force on…

  • CARF Reporting in Luxembourg: DAC8 Crypto Filing by 30 June

    CARF reporting in Luxembourg starts with the data a crypto-asset platform is already generating in 2026. The Law of 27 March 2026 (Mémorial A No. 144), which transposes Directive (EU) 2023/2226 (DAC8) and brings the OECD Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework into Luxembourg tax law, makes the calendar year 2026 the first reporting period. Reporting crypto-asset service…

  • Swedish Countercyclical Capital Buffer: Riksbank Holds at 2%

    On 10 September 2026 the Riksbank decided to leave the Swedish countercyclical capital buffer at 2 per cent, the level it treats as neutral; the decision was published on 11 September. For a reporting team the headline is that the Swedish rate is unchanged at 2 per cent, so this decision itself does not introduce…

  • CPMI-IOSCO Third-Party Risk at FMIs: The 1 December Deadline

    On 8 September 2026 the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the International Organization of Securities Commissions published for public comment a discussion paper, “FMIs’ reliance on third-party service providers: challenges and risks,” and set a comment deadline of 1 December 2026. It is the clearest signal yet of where CPMI-IOSCO third-party risk work…

  • COR015 High Earners Report: The PRA’s Annual Remuneration Return

    Firms in scope of Chapter 18 of the PRA Rulebook must submit the Remuneration High Earners Report annually. The report is due to the PRA within four months of the firm’s accounting reference date and, under Rules 18.4 and 18.5, covers high earners who mainly undertook their professional activities within the UK; Rule 18.6 reports…