Financial institutions: capital requirements for the trading book and for re-securitisations; supervisory review of remuneration policies

The Council agreed on a general approach, pending the European Parliament's opinion in first reading, on a draft directive aimed at:

·      at strengthening disclosure and capital requirements for the trading book and re-securitisation instruments in the banking sector;

·      preventing remuneration policies that generate unacceptable levels of risk.

It requested the Presidency to pursue negotiations with the Parliament on the basis of its general approach, with a view to adopting the directive in first reading.