EU banks receive no-action letter on market-risk rulebook from sector regulator
( August 3, 2026, 13:29 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: EU banks have received a “no action” letter from the European Banking Authority, recommending that supervisors should not prioritize enforcement of rules governing the boundary between banking and trading books, internal risk transfers and related reporting. The EBA said enforcing the rules could require banks to operate multiple frameworks and create unequal treatment. It also issued technical guidance on capital calculations, disclosures, reporting and supervisory benchmarking ahead of the implementation of the revised market-risk framework.Press release follows. Documents attached....
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