The ESMA Consultation comes at an interesting time when the possibility of streamlining template reporting is being considered as part of the wider review of the European Securitisation Regulation (EUSR) and as considered...more
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities published a report on the implementation and functioning of the EU Securitisation Regulation on 31 March 2025. The purpose of the report is to assess the extent to...more
The European Union's securitisation market has struggled to reach its full potential despite the introduction of the Securitisation Regulation (SECR) in 2019. While the market has shown modest growth in recent years,...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a Consultation Paper on 13 February 2025 presenting a proposal for a simplified disclosure template for private securitisations. ESMA’s stated aim is to reduce...more
ESMA has launched a Consultation on a draft simplified disclosure template for "European private securitisations". The stated objective of the Consultation is to streamline disclosure templates for private...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation paper in relation to a simplified reporting template for private securitisations. This follows its previous consultation paper in relation to...more
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1700 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, supplementing the EU Securitization Regulation with regard to RTS specifying, for simple, transparent, and...more
Key developments in May 2024: ESG: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on the sustainability disclosure requirements (“SDR”) and investments labelling regime. Among other things, the webpage has been...more
The detailed disclosure requirements under the Securitisation Regulations in the EU and UK, which aim to ensure that investors receive the information needed to make informed assessments, have been considered by many market...more
On 5 March 2024, the European Commission adopted a delegated regulation that will supplement the EU Securitisation Regulation with regulatory technical standards ("RTS") in relation to simple, transparent and standardised...more
ESMA has published a Consultation Paper in relation to the securitisation disclosure templates under Article 7 of the EU Securitisation Regulation. This follows the report of the European Commission in October 2022 setting...more
HM Treasury recently published a near-final draft of a statutory instrument that, together with rules to be made by the UK regulators, will replace the UK Securitisation Regulation. This will result in some noteworthy changes...more
As we make the transition from 2022 to 2023, this is a good time to look ahead to developments in the UK and the EU that will likely impact the financial services industry. Here are some observations....more
From 1 April 2022, UK originators, sponsors and securitisation special purpose entities (SSPEs) may no longer use the EU reporting templates instead of the UK reporting templates for securitisations, and UK investors in...more
The position as set out in this article is correct as at 13 December 2021. We are witnessing a revolution where environmental social and governance ("ESG") factors are now a point of focus for all securitisation market...more
The Background: Demand for environmental, social, and governance ("ESG")-aligned companies and investment products is transforming the investing landscape. Financial institutions will be at the forefront of this change, as...more
On Thursday, July 23, 2020, the New York State Legislature voted to approve companion bills (S 5470/A 10118-A), commonly referred to as the “New York State Small Business Truth in Lending Act” (NY TILA). In passing the NY...more
Since its adoption in 2010, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (the “FDIC”) securitization safe harbor rule, 12 C.F.R. § 360.6 (the “Rule”), which relates to the treatment of financial assets transferred in...more
Originators, sponsors, and issuers should prepare now for the new securitisation disclosure and reporting rules. Key Points: ..Disclosure and reporting standards under the EU Securitisation Regulation are finalised but...more
The Securitisation Regulation applies to securitisations, the securities of which are issued (or where no securities are issued, the securitisation positions of which are created) on or after 1 January 2019....more
With the aim of contributing to delivering a regulatory rulebook for European securitisation markets, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") has published an Opinion (ESMA33-128-600) containing a revised set...more
On 31 January 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an Opinion (the “Opinion”) containing a revised set of draft disclosure technical standards (the “Disclosure Technical Standards”) and a...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published on its website late on 18 December 2018, a letter from the European Commission to ESMA dated 30 November 2018 (the “Commission’s Letter”), in which the...more
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
Possible changes would include loosening qualified asset requirements under risk retention rules, limiting asset-level disclosure under Reg. AB II, and rationalizing capital and liquidity requirements for securitized assets....more