The global financial crisis exposed critical vulnerabilities in the banking sector, prompting swift action from the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision (the "Basel Committee"). In November 2010, they unveiled the original...more
The High Court of England and Wales has recently provided welcome clarification around the nature of events of default under derivatives contracts governed by the ISDA Master Agreement, in particular in relation to whether an...more
CMRP has introduced new EU rules for NPL securitisations and a framework for “STS” synthetic securitisations -
On 1 January 2019 EU Regulation 2402/2017 (Securitisation Regulation) started to apply, giving rise to one of...more
4/6/2021
/ Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Framework Agreement ,
MiFID II ,
Non-Performing Loans (NPL) ,
Prospectus ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Retention ,
Securitization Standards ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
The current COVID-19 pandemic has led to huge disruption in financial markets and larger collateral swings. This note sets out some issues market participants may need to consider in relation to collateral under OTC...more
5/4/2020
/ Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Collateral ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Counterparties ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Markets ,
IOSCO ,
ISDA ,
Margin Requirements ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC)
Overview -
Numerous regulatory developments were enacted or proposed in the United States and the European Union in response to the financial crisis. Although some of the proposed changes are still in the process of being...more
2/24/2020
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
CRA ,
CRD IV Directive ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
Risk Retention ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Market ,
Securitization Standards
On February 15, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued its ruling in the case of Aurelius Capital Master, Ltd. (“Aurelius”) against Windstream Services, LLC (“Windstream”). The origins of...more