A&O Shearman on the ECB
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In its recent Supervisory Newsletter the ECB highlights the jump in the number of outsourcing contracts as banks have increased their reliance on non-EU providers for IT-related services.
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The collapse of Archegos in 2021 was a wake-up call for regulators as to banks' vulnerabilities to counterparty credit risk.
The ECB has published its annual report on sanctioning activities in the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) for 2022, which shows how the ECB and national competent authorities (NCAs) enforced compliance with prudential requirements in the Eurozone banking sector.
The Annual Report also outlines the supervisory priorities for 2023-2025, which aim to ensure that banks are resilient, well governed, and prepared for emerging risks.
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