On July 27, 2023, the US banking regulators issued a proposal to significantly revise the risk-based capital requirements applicable to large banks and to banks with significant trading activity. The proposal, which is colloquially referred to as “Basel III Endgame” or “Basel IV,” includes important changes to the calculation of credit risk weights for securitization
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SIFMA Webinar Series: SEC Re-Proposal on Conflicts of Interest in Securitization
Earlier this year, the SEC re-proposed a rule to implement Section 27B of the Securities Act of 1933, a provision added by Section 621 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
The Dodd-Frank provision, intended to prohibit certain conflicts of interest in securitization transactions, is interpreted broadly by the SEC’s sweeping proposal. If not amended, these rules would…
ESAs’ Opinion to the European Commission on the Jurisdictional Scope of Application of the EU Securitisation Regulation
The European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs“) have published an opinion on 25 March 2021 entitled “ESAs’ Opinion to the European Commission on the Jurisdictional Scope of Application of the Securitisation Regulation” (the “Opinion“). The Opinion, which is addressed to the European Commission (the “Commission“), sets out the opinion of…
Disclosure Technical Standards and Templates published in relation to the EU Securitisation Regulation
On 3 September 2020, two regulations were published regarding the detailed disclosure requirements under the Securitisation Regulation (the “Disclosure Technical Standards“). These consist of regulatory technical standards concerning the information and the details of a securitisation to be made available (the “Disclosure RTS“), and implementing technical standards with regard to the…

EU Securitisation Regulation – Status of Secondary Legislation and Guidelines
The Securitisation Regulation has now been in effect for over fifteen months. However, the market is still awaiting the finalisation and adoption of much of the delegated legislation which is required in order to interpret and ensure compliance with the Securitisation Regulation. In this Legal Update, we consider the current status of the various pieces …