European Union finance ministers should reach a deal by the end of the year on a plan to revamp the securitization market in Europe, the European commissioner for financial services said on Tuesday. The European market for asset-backed securities (ABS) …
National authorities in the European Union will have to submit to binding arbitration if they can’t decide whether to apply the bloc’s new rules on simple securitizations to a transaction, a European Commission document shows. In the undated draft regulation …
The European Commission is seeking to cut the minimum risk weight on securitizations that qualify as simple and transparent to 10 percent to help jump-start the bloc’s capital markets. The 5 percentage-point reduction in the risk weighting for securities backed …
The European Union’s plan to revive the asset-backed securities market may heed industry concerns by broadening the range of products eligible for a high-quality label and easing capital requirements for insurers. The securitization overhaul due next month from the European …
The European Union’s plan for a unified capital market needs more work to protect investors from losses if it is to provide the economic boost policymakers’ are hoping for, a top British regulator said on Thursday. Martin Wheatley, chief executive …
