A challenging macroeconomic environment has hampered policymakers’ efforts to stimulate the secondary market for non-performing loan deals in Europe -
Following the 2008 global financial crisis, the formation of a...more
Elevated interest rates have led to an increase in European NPL volumes, but levels remain far below the peaks during the financial crisis period. NPL investors and servicers are rethinking their business models to adjust to...more
While the spike in bad debt and subsequent tsunami of NPL and non-core loan deals that was anticipated due to COVID-19 did not materialise, the increasingly volatile market trends may lead investors to discover new and...more
"It can‘t go on like this!" This statement is not only made by the young people who pass by the windows of our office every Friday morning. In fact, this statement was already made binding by the Paris Climate Change...more
10/4/2021
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Paris Agreement ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UCITS
Refinements to the regulatory framework are needed before banks can make widespread use of securitization by European banks.
Volumes of non-performing loans (NPLs) European banks have halved since 2015, driven by an...more
Essential features of bank capital regulation across Europe in one handy wall chart.
Regulatory capital requirements for prudentially supervised financial services companies across Europe are complex and changing rapidly....more
3/26/2019
/ Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
CRD IV Directive ,
Credit ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Insolvency ,
MREL ,
TLAC
NPLs are a hot topic, high on the European supervisory authorities' agenda. Legislative and prudential requirements to reduce NPLs are rapidly evolving. In March of 2018, the EC published a package of reforms aimed at...more
3/16/2019
/ Amended Regulation ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Credit ,
Distressed Debt ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Council ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Greece ,
IFRS ,
Member State ,
Non-Performing Loans (NPL) ,
Proposed Amendments