Latest publications of ECB Banking Supervision (European Central Bank, Single Supervisory Mechanism) with type, impact, dates and checks to consider, read from the official source every 15 minutes.
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Sharon Donnery: If time stood still: regulatory modernisation and financial stability
Keynote speech by Sharon Donnery, Member of the ECB Supervisory Board, at the 2026 IIF European Banking Regulation and Supervision Colloquium in Frankfurt am Main on 6 November 2026. It discusses how to keep the financial system safe while reducing unnecessary complexity and costs, covering capital and liquidity safeguards and their effectiveness as risks evolve, and it welcomes the FSB's draft principles and public consultation.
Anneli Tuominen: Anti-money laundering: how are supervisors tackling the current challenges?
Speech by ECB Supervisory Board member Anneli Tuominen at an AML Regulation readiness conference in Helsinki on 5 November 2026, discussing how supervisors are tackling money laundering challenges. It covers the links between money laundering and prudential risks for banks, and the establishment of AMLA as a centralised EU AML authority alongside the SSM.
Dates in the text: 2027-07-01 AMLR becomes fully binding, as stated in the speech as July 2027
Pedro Machado: Simplification and complexity in the banking union: separating the wheat from the chaff
Keynote speech by ECB Supervisory Board member Pedro Machado at the 12th Conference on the Banking Union in Frankfurt on 3 November 2026, titled on simplification of banking regulation and supervision. The speech argues that the prudential framework is complex and may be too burdensome, and that the remedy is more proportionality and clarity rather than lower capital standards.
Frank Elderson: Taking action for nature – investing in economic resilience and prosperity
ECB Executive Board member Frank Elderson delivered a keynote speech at COP17 Finance and Biodiversity Day in Yerevan on 26 October 2026, arguing that natural capital underpins economic activity and financial stability. The speech cites ECB analysis on euro area firms' dependence on ecosystem services and on drought and flood risks to economic output.
Patrick Montagner: Stress testing in a changing risk environment
Keynote speech by ECB Supervisory Board member Patrick Montagner at the 2026 ESRB Standing Task Force workshop on scenario design, dated 23 October 2026. It distinguishes the purposes of supervisory EU-wide stress tests, banks' internal stress tests and macroprudential exercises, and notes that stress tests cannot predict the next crisis but can reveal weaknesses.
An interview with ECB Executive Board member and Supervisory Board Vice-Chair Frank Elderson published by Die Presse on 20 October 2026, covering the costs and benefits of banking regulation, simplification versus deregulation, fragmentation of the EU banking market, and Basel III implementation. The content is commentary on policy direction and does not set new binding rules.
Frank Elderson: From climate and nature risks to economic resilience and competitiveness
Keynote speech by ECB Executive Board member Frank Elderson at the Green Swan 2026 Conference in Manila on 19 October 2026. It argues that climate and nature-related shocks are a systemic and macroeconomic concern affecting growth, inflation and financial outcomes, and it frames the implications for central banks and supervisors.
Regulatory reporting on profit and loss: institutions will have option to report under IAS 1 or IFRS 18
The ECB announces that from January 2027 until the amended EBA ITS apply, institutions may report regulatory templates under either IAS 1 or IFRS 18, following the EBA Opinion of 8 July 2026. Significant institutions may use IFRS 18-aligned FINREP templates on a voluntary basis, and less significant institutions are covered only where their national competent authority permits the choice.
Dates in the text: 2027-01-01 IFRS 18 takes effect; institutions may choose IAS 1 or IFRS 18 for regulatory reporting from this date until amended ITS apply. · 2027-09-30 Amended EBA ITS incorporating IFRS 18 expected to apply from the September 2027 reference period (end-September 2027).
Checks to consider
Check whether your NCA permits less significant institutions to choose between IAS 1 and IFRS 18.
Review whether the F02, F16.01, F16.03 and F16.04 templates or the Annex IV/V F02 data points are affected for your reporting.
Confirm the chosen reporting option with your NCA, as information on the option will be collected by NCAs.
Frank Elderson: Ensuring resilience in the face of uncertainty
Keynote speech by Frank Elderson, Member of the ECB Executive Board and Vice-Chair of the ECB Supervisory Board, delivered at the ECB-Bank of England conference on supervising climate risk in a non-linear world on 14 October 2026. The speech discusses how non-linear, interconnected risks, including climate and nature risks, challenge risk management models that rely on historical patterns, and it sets out a framework of known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns.