ESAs call for vigilance over external dependencies, cyber threats and private credit risks
Why this matters
This is an autumn 2026 joint risk and vulnerabilities report from the ESAs presented to the EU's Financial Stability Table. It identifies material systemic risks (non-EEA ICT dependencies, AI-enabled cyber threats, private credit growth) and explicitly calls on supervisors and market participants to strengthen crisis preparedness and monitoring. While not a binding rule or final regulation, it represents authoritative regulatory guidance with clear expectations for supervisory action and risk management. The content is informational in nature (news/report), so urgency is null, but the significance is elevated (3) due to the concrete regulatory signals and broad applicability across banking, investment management, and insurance sectors.
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What the ESMA said
ESAs call for vigilance over external dependencies, cyber threats and private credit risks 23 September 2026 Joint Committee Risk monitoring The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) have identified external dependencies, emerging technologies and private credit as key vulnerabilities for…
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Context
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) — EU securities markets authority. We track 97 updates from them.
EU-wide financial regulation through ESMA, EBA, and the ECB. Browse all European Union updates.
This update is classified under Operational Resilience / Outsourcing, Technology & Cyber, Banking & Credit and Investment Management.