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
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities published a report on the implementation and functioning of the EU Securitisation Regulation on 31 March 2025. The purpose of the report is to assess the extent to...more
The European Union's securitisation market has struggled to reach its full potential despite the introduction of the Securitisation Regulation (SECR) in 2019. While the market has shown modest growth in recent years,...more
Please join Mayer Brown partners Frank Doorley, Patrick Healy, Janice Kong, and Tameem Zainulbhai for a discussion on What to Expect in 2025 in the fields of structured finance and securitization. They will examine some key...more
Securitisation of subscription finance facilities is en vogue in fund finance. We have written previously on this topic, offering a primer on capital call securitisations and a Q&A regarding a first publicly rated cash...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published a press release providing an update on its workstreams. The BCBS states that it will publish by mid-2025 an update on the outcome of its work to prepare a suite...more
Following the start of development work on an accelerated procedure for the regulatory recognition of significant risk transfer ("SRT") securitisations last year, the European Central Bank ("ECB") published guidance addressed...more
A bank sought payment under “deeds of indemnity” related to swap agreements which were part of a number of Dutch mortgage-backed securitisations. The mortgage provider refused to pay, a key argument being that the “deeds...more
Back when NAV was something that guided you to your chosen venue for the evening, the FFA conference in Miami (and earlier still, New York) was a slightly more 'NAV'igable event....more
The widely reported directive tasking the US Department of Government Efficiency and the General Services Administration (GSA) with the termination of roughly 7,500 federal office leases nationwide will have far-reaching...more
The final report by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on its evaluation of the effects of the G20 Financial Regulatory Reforms on Securitization was published on January 22, 2025. The report focuses on the International...more
Matt Bisanz interviews Steve Gandy, formerly with Santander, about his long career designing innovative securitization structures around the globe....more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General (i) EU - ESRB: Speech on old and new frontiers of the ESRB: Systemic risk, non-banks and data analysis - Status: Final - The ESRB has published a...more
Securitization, and structured finance generally, is a critical capital-raising tool for many companies. Utilizing one or more bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities to legally isolate the credit risk of quality,...more
As the pandemic began unfolding about a year ago, we wrote about the risk that the high volume of corporate debt might make it the next market bubble to burst. The issuance of corporate debt only accelerated in 2020 compared...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
A growing trend is emerging within the insurance sector, where insurers and other users of insurance products are looking to structured finance solutions both from an investment and risk management perspective....more