The consultation period on the STS Guidelines for synthetic securitisations published by the EBA on 21 April (see TSI kompakt of 24 April 2023) ended on 7 July. The STS Verification International GmbH (“SVI”), as an independent subsidiary of TSI, has through its activity as a third-party verifier very detailed insights into the practical implementation
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Parliament and Council agree on EU banking package EU banking package
On 27 June, the EU Parliament and the Council, mediated by the European Commission, reached an agreement on the EU banking package in the so-called trilogue (see press release of the European Commission). The EU banking package represents the final implementation of Basel III (also called “Basel IV”) in the EU. Therefore, the EU is
Greenwashing in the financial sector – ESAs publish progress reports
On June 1, the ESAs (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) presented their common understanding of greenwashing in the financial sector. The progress reports are an initial response to the European Commission’s request to the three ESAs for input on greenwashing risks related to Sustainable Finance. […]
ESAs publishes final Draft RTS for ESG disclosures for STS securitisations
The ESAs published their final report together with the final Draft RTS on the disclosure of sustainability factors for STS securitisations on 25 May. This was prompted by the 2020 Capital Market Relief Package, which called on the EBA to explore how technical standards for ESG disclosure of TST securitisations could be designed (see TSI kompakt of
Exposure Value of Synthetic Excess Spreads – EBA publishes final draft
The EBA published the Final Draft on the RTS on the exposure value of synthetic excess spreads (SES) on 25 April 2023. The first draft was published on 9 August 2022 and consulted until October 2022 (see TSI kompakt of 11 August 2022). The obligation to consider the SES as securitisation position which has to