Cooperation

The NRAs are the resolution authorities of Banking Union countries, which are empowered to exercise resolution powers over banks within their own remit and, in compliance with a resolution scheme adopted by the SRB, the banks within the SRB’s remit. The SRB and the NRAs closely cooperate with the SSM, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, as well as other European and international authorities.

• Framework for Cooperation between the SRB and the NRAs (SRB/PS/2018/15)

The SRB works closely with other EU bodies. Key stakeholders in this respect are:

• The ECB, as the supervisory authority of the significant banks within the SRB’s remit.
• The EC, given its role in the decision-making process regarding resolution schemes;
• The EBA, given its role in the regulatory process and in the convergence of resolution practices, including mediation and the efficient functioning of Resolution Colleges.
   
• Agreement on accountability and oversight between the European Parliament and the SRB
• Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Between the SRB and the ECB covering, inter alia, information exchange and cooperation
• Memorandum of Understanding between the SRB and the ECB to further enhance cooperation and information exchange 
• Memorandum of Understanding between the SRB and the European Commission covering, inter alia, elements of cooperation and information exchange 
• Memorandum of Understanding between the SRB and the ECB to share confidential data

2024

• Memorandum Of Understanding between the Single Resolution Board, European Central Bank, Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny and Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego

2023

• Memorandum of Understanding between the Single Resolution Board, European Central Bank, Riksgäldskontoret and Finansinspektionen
• Memorandum of Understanding between the Single Resolution Board, European Central Bank, and Magyar Nemzeti Bank
• Memorandum of Understanding between the Single Resolution Board, European Central Bank, Finansiel Stabilitet and Finanstilsynet
• Memorandum of Understanding between the Single Resolution Board, European Central Bank, and Česká Národní Banka
• Memorandum of Understanding between the Single Resolution Board, European Central Bank and Banca Națională a României

2016

• Memorandum of Understanding between the SRB and Riksgäldskontoret

The SRB has signed a number of cooperation arrangements with third-country authorities in order to facilitate resolution planning, the implementation of resolution decisions for cross-border entities and the exchange of information.

2023

• SRB and Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) cooperation arrangement 
• SRB and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) cooperation arrangement
• SRB and Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) cooperation arrangement
• SBR and Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) cooperation arrangement 

2022

• SRB and Banking Agency of Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) bilateral cooperation arrangement
• SRB and Banking Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina bilateral cooperation arrangement
• SRB and South Korean’s Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) bilateral cooperation arrangement
• SRB and Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG) Cooperation Arrangement

2021

• SRB and Bank of England Cooperation Arrangement
• ​SRB and Bank of Japan Cooperation Arrangement
• SRB and Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority Cooperation Arrangement

2019

• SRB and Japan's Financial Services Agency Cooperation Arrangement

2018

• SRB and Central Bank of Brazil Cooperation Arrangement 
• SRB and National Bank of Serbia Cooperation Arrangement
• SRB and Mexico’s Institute for the Protection of Bank Savings (IPAB) Cooperation Arrangement 
• SRB and Bank of Albania Cooperation Arrangement 

2017

• SRB and Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Cooperation Arrangement
• SRB and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cooperation Arrangement

For banks headquartered in the Banking Union and with one or more subsidiaries or significant branches in one or EU countries outside the Banking Union, or vice-versa, Resolution Colleges bring the SRB and the relevant resolution authorities together to discuss and agree on resolution planning and other resolution matters. Depending on where the bank is headquartered, the SRB or the resolution authority of a country outside the Banking Union is the so-called Group-Level Resolution Authority (GLRA). The way in which Resolution Colleges are expected to work and the interaction among the members of the Resolution Colleges is defined in the Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/1075.

Resolution Colleges are composed of the following members:

• the GLRA, which is the SRB for banks under its direct responsibility;
• the relevant NRAs for the entities under the NRA’s direct responsibility (the relevant NRAs are only observers for the banks within the SRB’s direct remit);
• the resolution authorities of EU states not in the Banking Union in which a parent company, subsidiary, or significant branch is located;
• the consolidating supervisor (for banks under the SRB’s direct responsibility, the consolidating supervisor can be either the ECB or, for the other cross-border groups, the relevant NCA) and the supervisory authorities of the Member States where the resolution authority is a member of the Resolution College;
• the competent ministries, where the resolution authorities which are members of the Resolution Colleges are not the competent ministries;
• the authorities responsible for the Deposit Guarantee Schemes (DGSs) of relevant Member States; and
• the EBA, as non-voting member.

The resolution authorities of third countries (i.e. countries outside of the EU) where a parent undertaking, a credit institution or an investment firm established in the EU has a significant subsidiary or branch, may at their request be invited to participate in the Resolution College as observers, provided that they are subject to equivalent confidentiality requirements.

Furthermore, European Resolution Colleges (ERCs) must be set up where two or more subsidiaries or significant branches are located in the EU of a parent undertaking, credit institution or investment firm that is headquartered in a third country.

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CMGs have been set up for G-SIBs, as recommended by the FSB in its Key Attributes for Effective Resolution Regimes. CMGs are composed of the resolution authorities, supervisory authorities, central banks, finance ministries and public authorities responsible for DGSs of the countries where entities of the G-SIBs are located that are considered material to potential resolution of the G-SIBs. The authorities involved in CMGs sign institution-specific multilateral Cooperation Arrangements ("cooperation agreements") in which they specify the information exchange between them and the processes for information sharing with non-CMG authorities.

A Resolvability Assessment Process (RAP) is conducted annually in respect of all G-SIBs to promote adequate and consistent reporting on resolvability at a global level and to determine what should be done to address material recurring issues with respect to resolvability. The RAP conducted in each CMG is summarised in a so-called ‘RAP letter’ addressed to the Chair of the FSB. The SRB is in charge of preparing such letters for all G-SIBs within its remit.