Latvijas Banka has set the financial market supervision priorities which serve as the basis for the approved and published financial market supervision plan for 2026. It provides for 12 on-site inspections and various off-site activities to gain assurance about the resilience of the financial sector, the management of various risks, and the protection of the interests of the customers serviced by the institutions representing this sector.
Supervisory priorities and the focus areas
For credit institutions
- Resilience of the profitability of business models amid economic and regulatory shifts
- Quality of new loans and their management
- Compliance with the new regulatory requirements, particularly in the areas of sustainability, digital resilience, and cybersecurity
For cooperative credit unions
- Quality of new loans, particularly those of legal persons, and their management
- Quality and completeness of data and reports, and their compliance with the regulatory requirements
For insurers
- Compliance with the new regulatory requirements, particularly in the areas of sustainability and digital resilience
- Use of internal models to calculate the solvency capital requirement
For private pension funds and investment management companies
- Compliance with the new regulatory requirements, particularly in the areas of sustainability and digital resilience
- Alternative asset valuation in investment management
For managers of alternative investment funds
- Alternative asset valuation in investment management
For issuers
- Ensuring adherence to compliance requirements in the area of sustainability
- Quality and completeness of data and reports, and their compliance with the regulatory requirements
- Corporate governance
For investment firms
- Resilience of the profitability of business models amid economic and regulatory shifts
- Quality and completeness of data and reports, and their compliance with the regulatory requirements
- Quality of internal control functions and risk management, including capital and liquidity adequacy, information and communication technology risks as well as the risks related to money laundering and terrorism and proliferation financing (ML/TPF) and sanctions violations
For a regulated market organiser and a central securities depository
- Quality of risk management, including capital and liquidity adequacy
- Quality and completeness of data and reports, and their compliance with the regulatory requirements
For payment institutions and electronic money institutions
- Quality and completeness of data and reports, and their compliance with the regulatory requirements
- Capital adequacy
- Protection of customer funds, segregation of funds
- Quality of internal management and risk control, the management of the risks related to ML/TPF and sanctions violations
For crowdfunding service providers
- Quality of internal management and risk control
- Capital adequacy
For foreign exchange companies
- Management of the risks related to ML/TPF and sanctions violations
For crypto-asset service providers
- Management of operational risks for crypto-asset service providers, including in the area of the risks related to ML/TPF and sanctions violations
- Development of the supervisory framework for the MiCA Regulation
For credit institutions
- Accessibility of financial services, including in the potential event of a national threat
For cooperative credit unions
- Fostering access to loans in the regions
For insurers
- Process for regulating insurance claims
For private pension funds and investment management companies
- Disclosure of the performance results of open pension fund pension plans
For issuers
- Protection of shareholder rights
For investment firms
- Quality of product management, including the prevention of conflicts of interest
- Monitoring of cross-border activities
For a regulated market organiser and a central securities depository
- Stability, resilience, and capacity of trading and settlement systems
For crowdfunding service providers
- Disclosure of information to costumers
For foreign exchange companies
- Provision of information to customers
For crypto-asset service providers
- Disclosure of information to costumers
On-site inspections
In 2026, Latvijas Banka plans to carry out a total of 12 on-site inspections: 4 on-site inspections in the area of prudential (safe practice and prudential risk) supervision, 2 inspections in the area of investment services, 3 inspections relating to the prevention of ML/TPF and to sanctions, and 3 inspections in the area of IT. Additionally, Latvijas Banka's supervision experts will participate in several inspections conducted by the European Central Bank at significant credit institutions.
By segment, the inspections planned for 2026 are as follows:
- 5 inspections at credit institutions,
- 1 inspection in the insurance sector,
- 2 inspections in the area of payment services,
- 3 inspections at investment firms,
- 1 inspection at a private pension fund.
Off-site supervisory activities
Alongside on-site inspections, Latvijas Banka is planning to implement a set of off-site activities, covering 11 thematic inspections (included in the supervision plan), supervisory dialogues, and individual surveys.