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European Commission Publishes Proposed Amendments to the EU Securitisation Regulation

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The European Commission published its proposals for amendments to the EU Securitisation Regulation on 17 June 2025. These proposals are of significant importance for securitisation market participants....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Final Proposal For Revisions To The EU Securitisation Regulation And The Capital Requirements Regulation

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

European Supervisory Authorities Make Recommendations for the EU Securitisation Market

Background Article 44 of the EU’s Securitisation Regulation (“SECR”) requires the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) to produce a report every three years on: (a) the implementation of...more

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EU Seeks to Improve ESG Ratings

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On November 19, 2024, the EU Council adopted a new regulation on ESG ratings, which “aim[s] at making rating activities in the EU more consistent, transparent, and comparable in order to boost investors' confidence in...more

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ESMA’s Long-Term Vision for the Functioning of the Sustainable Finance Framework

On 24 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an opinion (the “Opinion”) outlining its long-term vision for the functioning of the European Union’s sustainable finance framework (the...more

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Guiding Captives Through Global Developments

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Bermuda formed the first modern captive in 1962 and remains the leading offshore captive domicile, with approximately 700 licenced captives on its register. Bermuda’s captive industry has remained resilient in the face of...more

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Jersey LLCs – key points for US managers and investors

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Limited Liability Companies (“LLC”) are a familiar structuring tool for US managers and investors, and the introduction of the Jersey LLC is part of a strategy by the jurisdiction to increase its appeal to the US market. ...more

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EU and Angola Conclude a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement

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On November 18, 2022, the European Commission announced the conclusion of negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Angola on a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA)....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFoREAL: European Real Estate Newsletter (Q3 2022)

The highly anticipated Environment Bill received royal assent on 9 November 2021, as part of the UK Government’s strategy to protect and improve our environment....more

White & Case LLP

European Commission Releases First Annual Report on FDI Screening in the EU

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The European Commission (EC) issued its first Annual Report pursuant to Article 5(3) of the Screening Regulation on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the EU on 23 November 2021. The Report provides transparency around the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] SFDR for Beginners

In this episode, the first in our three-part EU ESG Considerations for Beginners miniseries, Akin Gump financial regulatory partner Ezra Zahabi looks at the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and what it means...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] What You Need to Know About ESG Transparency

This special episode features “Emergence of ESG Transparency,” a webinar featuring two heads of Akin Gump’s ESG group—partners Stacey Mitchell in D.C. and Amy Kennedy in London—along with London partner Ezra Zahabi. Among...more

Goodwin

ESG And The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

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As part of the EU’s strategy on climate change following the Paris Agreement of 2015, a number of EU regulations have been enacted in the past 12 months. From the fund management industry’s point of view, the two most...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more

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Amendments to the German Corporate Governance Code for 2017 Published and In Force

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On 24 April 2017, the Corporate Governance Committee established by the German Federal Government (Regierungskommission Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex) officially published various amendments to the German Corporate...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Update on the EU STS and Risk Retention

On 19 May 2016, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament (“ECON”) published a working document on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation (the “Proposed Regulation”) intended to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Harmonised European Principles for Oversight of Financial Products Development

On November 28, 2013, the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) issued a joint paper (the “Joint Position”) setting out eight high level principles, intended to form a harmonised, cross-sector approach to the regulation...more

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