EBA Report on Developing a Framework for Sustainable Securitisation -
The EBA Report examines how sustainability could be introduced in the specific context of the securitisation market in order to support its sound...more
German financial institutions may need to consider a risk framework for monitoring their customers' compliance with social and environmental standards.
The German Federal Government recently proposed a draft act on...more
2020 witnessed a flurry of anti-money laundering activity, with the issues and developments continuing to be global in scope. In the United States, suspicious activity reports, outlining transactions involving terrorism...more
With the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the lockdown measures imposed by governments across the world, international capital markets participants are looking for financings to address the social and...more
While the crypto market is still in its early stages, the number of asset managers offering funds investing in cryptocurrencies and companies using blockchain or distributed ledger technology ("DLT") is constantly growing....more
7/19/2019
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Management ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
Financial Markets ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Securities Tokens ,
Smart Contracts ,
Token Sales ,
Tokenization
The Situation: The LIBOR manipulation scandal and vanishing liquidity in the London inter-bank market for time deposits led the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") to announce that at the end of 2021, banks would no longer be...more
7/8/2019
/ Bank of England ,
Banking Sector ,
Collateral ,
Comment Period ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Libor ,
Liquidity Coverage Ratio ,
Market Manipulation ,
Risk Management ,
Risk-Based Approaches ,
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) ,
UK
The Situation: The European Central Bank ("ECB") has announced that it will set bank-specific supervisory expectations for the provisioning of non-performing loans ("NPLs") in a consistent way across comparable banks, which...more
Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on Content and Format of the STS Notification -
Regulation (EU) 2017/2402, which lays down a general framework for securitisation and creates a specific framework for simple,...more
3/16/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Creditors ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Transparency
Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation ("Regulation") came into force on 18 January 2018 and will...more
3/6/2018
/ Aggregation Rules ,
Capital Requirements ,
Data Collection ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID II ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Standards ,
Trade Repositories
Draft Technical Standards Published for Consultation by the European Supervisory Authorities—An Update and Overview -
Regulation (EU) 2017/2402, which is known as the "Securitisation Regulation" and lays down a general...more
For the benefit of our clients and friends investing in European distressed opportunities, our European Network is sharing some current developments...more
3/28/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Avoidance ,
BaFin ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border ,
Debtors ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
France ,
Germany ,
Insolvency ,
Italy ,
Netting Agreements ,
Sapin II