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Recommendation (FMSB/2/2026): 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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49th meeting of the Financial Market Stability Board

Structural systemic risks were on top of the agenda of the 49th meeting of the Financial Market Stability Board (FMSB), which took place on 25 June 2026. Other topics included the impact of the sectoral systemic risk buffer on lending activity and lending rates, the evolution of lending standards for private residential real estate financing and the risks associated with investment funds and private credit. The recommendation for a countercyclical capital buffer of 0% remained unchanged.

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Macroprudential policy strategy

In this meeting, the FMSB has also discussed and revised its macroprudential policy strategy in cooperation with the FMA and the OeNB.