Press releases 2025

• 47th meeting of the Financial Market Stability Board – December 12, 2025

  Austria’s Financial Market Stability Board (FMSB) held its 47th meeting on December 12, 2025, to discuss recommendations on the countercyclical capital buffer and the sectoral systemic risk buffer for commercial real estate financing as well as its work program for 2026.

• 46th meeting of the Financial Market Stability Board – October 1, 2025

  The latest recommendation of Austria’s Financial Market Stability Board (FMSB) to the Financial Market Authority (FMA), in line with Article 23a para. 1 Austrian Banking Act, is to leave the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) unchanged at a rate of 0% of risk-weighted assets.

• 45th meeting of the Financial Market Stability Board – June 4, 2025

  The 45th meeting of Austria’s Financial Market Stability Board (FMSB) took place on June 4, 2025. The FMSB recommended to keep the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) at a rate of 0%. Investment funds rely on leverage only to a limited extent, but for real estate funds, liquidity risks remain high.

• 44th meeting of the Financial Market Stability Board – February 26, 2025

  The 44th meeting of Austria’s Financial Market Stability Board (FMSB) took place on February 26, 2025. The main topics discussed were the countercyclical capital buffer and sustainable lending standards for residential real estate loans.