Background -
On 26 March 2021, the European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) published a Joint Opinion (the “Opinion”) on the jurisdictional scope of the obligations of the non-EU parties to securitisations under the...more
3/29/2021
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
EU ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investment ,
Joint Statements ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Standards ,
Special Purpose Entities
As discussed in our previous Clients and Friends Memo (the “First Update”), on 24 July 2020 the European Commission (the “Commission”) published proposed amendments to the current securitisation framework set out in...more
On 7 June 2019, Regulation (EU) 2019/876 (“CRR II”)[1] was published in the Official Journal of the EU. CRD II amends the Capital Requirements Regulation in a number of respects. For securitisation market participants, a key...more
On 30 November 2018, the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (the “European Supervisory Authorities” or “ESAs”)...more
12/4/2018
/ Asset-Based Lending ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Joint Statements ,
Quarterly Report ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Standards ,
Special Purpose Entities ,
Technical Standards
This briefing reviews developments in European CMBS since the financial crisis and focuses on (1) 2011-15 European CMBS transactions (“2011-15 European CMBS”); (2) 2017-18 European CMBS (“2017-18 European CMBS”)...more
On 31 July 2018, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards on the risk retention requirements (the “draft Risk Retention RTS”) under the EU regulation intended to lay down...more
On 26 October 2017, the European Parliament voted in plenary session to adopt the EU regulation intended to lay down common rules on securitisation and to create a European framework for “simple, transparent and standardised”...more
10/26/2017
/ Amended Regulation ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
ESRB ,
EU ,
EU Transparency Directive ,
European Parliament ,
Institutional Investors ,
Risk Retention ,
RTS ,
Securitization ,
Special Purpose Entities
The EU legislative institutions have now agreed compromise amendments to the proposed EU regulation intended to lay down common rules on securitisation and to create a European framework for “simple, transparent and...more
The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (“ECON”) has today agreed compromise amendments (the “Compromise Amendments”) to the proposed EU regulation intended to lay down common rules on...more
12/9/2016
/ Capital Markets Union ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
ECON ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Risk Retention ,
Securities ,
Securitization ,
Special Purpose Entities
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the “Basel Committee”) published an updated version of the “Basel III Document – Revisions to the securitisation framework” on 11 July 2016 (the “Amended Securitisation...more
8/4/2016
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Basel III ,
Capital Requirements ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Market ,
Securitization Standards ,
Transparency ,
UK
In its referendum held on 23 June 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union (“Brexit”). On the following day, David Cameron announced that he will resign as Prime Minister on the election of a new Conservative Party...more
6/28/2016
/ Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
EU ,
EU Passport ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Member State ,
MiFID ,
Popular ,
Referendums ,
Risk Retention ,
Securitization Market ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On 6 June 2016, Paul Tang MEP, the Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (“ECON”) of the European Parliament, published a “Draft Report”, consisting mainly of draft amendments (the “Proposed...more
6/13/2016
/ Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
ECON ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Risk Retention ,
Securities ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securitization ,
Special Purpose Entities
On 19 May 2016, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament (“ECON”) published a working document on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation (the “Proposed Regulation”) intended to...more
5/26/2016
/ Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Due Diligence ,
ECON ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Investors ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Risk Retention ,
Securitization Standards ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Transparency