The EBA updates list of other systemically important institutions

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today updated the list of other systemically important institutions (O-SIIs) in the EU, which, together with global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs), are identified as systemically important by the relevant authorities according to harmonised criteria laid down in the EBA Guidelines. This list is based on year-end-2024 data and includes the overall score calculated according to the EBA Guidelines and the capital buffer rate that the relevant authorities have set for the identified O-SIIs. The list is available also through a user-friendly visualisation tool. The EBA Guidelines define the size, importance, complexity and interconnectedness as the criteria to identify O-SIIs. They also provide flexibility to relevant authorities to apply their supervisory judgment when deciding to include other institutions, which might have not been automatically identified as O-SIIs. This approach ensures a comparable assessment of all financial institutions across the EU, whilst still not excluding those firms that may be deemed systemically important for one jurisdiction on the basis of certain specificities. The list published today aims to increase transparency in the EU by providing an overview of OSIIs, including some key facts about the banks identified. 175 banks were identified as systemically important in 2024 (at the highest level of consolidation in each country) with buffer rates ranging from 0.25% to 3%, as shown in the chart...