Iceland: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note on Detailed Assessment on Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision

IMF Staff Country Reports, July 28, 2023

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Presents Detailed Assessment on Basel Core Principles (BCP) for Effective Banking Supervision for Iceland.
Notes that the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs/parliamentary budgetary processes, a legacy funding structure from the prior Fjármálaeftirlit, hamper Central Bank of Iceland’s (CBI) ability to access funding for banking regulation and supervision.
Reports that key legislative amendments have been enacted in the banking laws to ensure Iceland’s compliance with the European Union’s regulatory framework for banking supervision.

CBI implements a conservative approach to both capital and liquidity requirements.
Result: highly capitalized and adequate liquidity levels for banks.
Identifies market risk, credit risk, and operational risk among subject matters assessed.

CBI/Financial Supervisory Authority’s current complement of banking supervisors, including risk specialists, is strong.
However, a few risk areas need augmentation.

CBI’s banking supervisory and regulatory framework pertaining to Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements is considered adequate.
CBI has made great efforts to build up expertise in AML/CFT to implement a risk based supervisory assessment model for banks.
CBI has carried out deep on-site inspections to assure itself of the effectiveness of banks’ risk management practices regarding compliance with applicable AML/CFT legislative and supervisory requirements.

Iceland: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note on Detailed Assessment on Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision