On 17 June 2025, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its proposed measures to revive the securitisation framework in the European Union ("EU"), with a view to making it simpler and more fit for purpose. This...more
8/25/2025
/ Asset-Backed Securities ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Market ,
Securitization Standards ,
Securitization Vehicles
On 17 June 2025, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its proposed measures to revive the securitisation framework in the European Union ("EU"), with a view to making it simpler and more fit for purpose. This...more
EMIR 3, published in the Official Journal of the EU on December 4, 2024, introduces substantive changes to the existing clearing framework and margining exemptions under the EMIR Regulation....more
The Situation: On January 9, 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued advice to the EU Commission, Council, and Parliament on initial coin offerings ("ICOs") and crypto assets.
The Result: ESMA...more
2/22/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptoassets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Instruments ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MiFID II ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Token Sales
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