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FMA Minimum Standards

The FMA uses minimum standards to set out the requirements derived from market standards and to publish wider recommendations on supervisory issues. Minimum standards are used to inform the public of requirements, adherence to which, in the FMA ’s view, corresponds to current or new market standards.

The following list contains only those FMA Minimum Standards for which an English translation exists. For an exhaustive list of all currently applicable FMA Minimum Standards, please consult the German version of this page.

All English translation of the authentic German text is unofficial and serves merely information purposes. The official wording in German can be found at the web pages of the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA ). All translations have been prepared with great care, but linguistic compromises had to be made. The reader should also bear in mind that some content of soft law like Minimum Standards, Circulars, Rules of Conduct and Compliance und Supervisory Disclosure will remain unclear without certain background knowledge of the Austrian legal and political system. Please note that both the authentic German and the translated text may be amended in future and check occasionally for updates.

Table: FMA Minimum Standards
TitleRelease DateCategory
01/2023 FMA Minimum Standards for the Risk Management and Granting of Foreign Currency Loans and Loans with Repayment Vehicles - Revised Version - August 2023 Format: pdf

Show description: 01/2023 FMA Minimum Standards for the Risk Management and Granting of Foreign Currency Loans and Loans with Repayment Vehicles - Revised Version - August 2023

03.08.2023Banks
FMA Minimum Standards
02/2022 FMA Minimum Standards for BWG Compliance Format: pdf03.11.2022Banks
FMA Minimum Standards
01/2022 FMA Minimum Standards for Lending Business and other transactions with counterparty risks - Recast April 2022 Format: pdf

Show description: 01/2022 FMA Minimum Standards for Lending Business and other transactions with counterparty risks - Recast April 2022

28.04.2022Banks
FMA Minimum Standards
01/2020 FMA Minimum Standards for Internal Auditing Format: pdf02.01.2020Banks
FMA Minimum Standards
01/2018 FMA-Minimum Standards for informing the beneficiaries of Pensionskassen Format: pdf21.12.2018Pension Companies
FMA Minimum Standards
01/2014 FMA Minimum Standards on the Formal Requirements of a Business Plan Submission and on Business Plan Structure in accordance with Article 20 para. 4 PKG Format: pdf

Show description: 01/2014 FMA Minimum Standards on the Formal Requirements of a Business Plan Submission and on Business Plan Structure in accordance with Article 20 para. 4 PKG

01.08.2014Pension Companies
FMA Minimum Standards
01/2008 FMA Minimum Standards for Qualified Beneficiaries of Corporate Provision Funds Format: pdf29.02.2008Corporate Provision Funds
FMA Minimum Standards