EBA/GL/2026/06

  • Riksbank EUREP Access: A EUR 50 Billion Euro Backstop From Q4 2026

    On 1 October 2026 the Riksbank announced that the Eurosystem has approved its onboarding to EUREP, the Eurosystem’s repo facility for central banks outside the euro area. The line lets the Riksbank borrow up to EUR 50 billion by pledging eligible euro-denominated collateral, and the ECB has said that drawings under the enhanced facility are…

  • LSI Stress Test 2026: Germany’s TSCR Plus 500bp Threshold for P2G

    BaFin and the Deutsche Bundesbank presented the results of the LSI stress test 2026 on 24 September 2026, and the sentence with the longest reach sits in the last paragraph of the press release. Going forward, a less significant institution (LSI) receives Pillar 2 guidance (P2G, in German the Eigenmittelempfehlung) only if its capital ratios…

  • EBA Revised SREP Guidelines: What EU Banks Must Review in ICAAP, ILAAP and Pillar 2 Capital

    The rulebook your ICAAP package, your ILAAP submission and your Pillar 2 reconciliation were written against is being repealed. On 26 June 2026 the European Banking Authority published its revised SREP guidelines (EBA/GL/2026/06), and from 1 January 2027 they replace both the existing SREP guidelines (EBA/GL/2022/03) and the standalone guidelines on ICT risk assessment under…