News

Recommendation (FMSB/1/2026): guidance on applying the countercyclical capital buffer

The latest recommendation of Austria’s FMSB to the Financial Market Authority (FMA) is to leave the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) unchanged at a rate of 0% of risk-weighted assets.

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48th meeting of the Financial Market Stability Board

Austria’s Financial Market Stability Board (FMSB) held its 48th meeting on 9 April 2026 to discuss recommendations on the countercyclical capital buffer, adopt its annual report for 2025 and review the macroprudential policy strategy for Austria. The board has also discussed the impact of the war in the Middle East as well as the implications of new technologies for financial stability.

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Recommendation FMSB/6/2025: guidance on applying the sectoral systemic risk buffer

The FMSB advises the FMA to raise the sectoral systemic risk buffer for commercial real estate financing to 3.5% of these exposures at the consolidated and unconsolidated level.