The EU has now published its final proposal here (the “SecReg Proposal”) for a regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (“SecReg”). This memo discusses the most notable changes from the 2017 version of SecReg, many of...more
6/19/2025
/ Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investors ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Securitization ,
Transparency
A recent High Court judgment in a case where NatWest won a claim against CMIS arising under derivative transactions raises several issues of law with practical implications for the structuring of complex finance deals....more
The combination of increased regulatory pressure and additional investor demand for higher yield has seen numerous banks gradually displaced by private debt funds in the corporate lending sector (particularly for mid-market...more
8/12/2024
/ Asset Management ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Collateral ,
Corporate Financing ,
Debt ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financing ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Securitization
The UK and Europe have released a number of updated requirements for securitisations that, while not effecting material changes, are notable in their scope and number. Below, we give a brief guide to these changes and their...more
7/24/2023
/ Capital Markets ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
RTS ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Standards ,
Securitization Vehicles ,
UK
On the 9th of December, the UK’s Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, set out a “collection of announcements” aimed at reforming the UK’s financial services ecosystem to maximise its position outside the EU while aligning still with...more
As discussed in our previous Clients and Friends Memo (the “First Update”), on 24 July 2020 the European Commission (the “Commission”) published proposed amendments to the current securitisation framework set out in...more
The EU legislative institutions have now agreed compromise amendments to the proposed EU regulation intended to lay down common rules on securitisation and to create a European framework for “simple, transparent and...more
On 4 May 2017, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted a proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (“EMIR”) as regards the clearing obligation, the suspension of the clearing obligation, the...more
5/11/2017
/ Alternative Investment Funds ,
Amended Regulation ,
Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) ,
Counterparties ,
Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Pension Funds ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Special Purpose Entities
The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (“ECON”) has today agreed compromise amendments (the “Compromise Amendments”) to the proposed EU regulation intended to lay down common rules on...more
12/9/2016
/ Capital Markets Union ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
ECON ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Risk Retention ,
Securities ,
Securitization ,
Special Purpose Entities
The aim of the EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (the “BRRD”) is to establish a framework for the recovery and resolution of EU credit institutions and significant investment firms and to equip EU national authorities...more
On 30 September 2015, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published a proposal for a regulation (the “Proposed Regulation”)1 intended to harmonise existing EU laws applying to securitisations (including proposed...more
10/2/2015
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset-Based Lending ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Funding ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investors ,
Originators ,
Risk Retention ,
RTS ,
Securitization ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Small Credit Institutions ,
Solvency II ,
UCITS