SRB operational guidance on separability and transferability for transfer tools

The EU Single Resolution Board (SRB) has launched a consultation on its operational guidance for banks on separability and transferability. The SRB has updated its 2021 operational guidance on separability and seeks to align it with the SRB's operational guidance on resolvability self-assessment, with the SRB's focus now being on operationalisation, resolution testing, and crisis readiness. It is accompanied by an operational framework for transfer playbooks and an annex on testing. It is intended to clarify the procedures for banks and resolution authorities to operationalise the use of transfer tools, supporting enforcement of Articles 38-42 of Directive 2014/59 (BRRD) and applies to all banks under the SRB's remit with transfer tools in their resolution plans. The SRB states that this update 'does not introduce new deliverables, but instead it seeks to enhance the effectiveness of existing ones'. The SRB invites feedback on the updates and their impact on banks' current deliverables by 22 October. The guidance is intended to be applicable from the resolution planning cycle 2026.

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