One week after the report of the EU Parliament’s rapporteur (see TSIkompakt article of 12 December), the European Council has now adopted its position on the European Commission’s proposals to revise the Securitisation Regulation. Unlike the Parliament’s position, the Council’s position is final. The proposals go beyond those of the European Commission but remain behind
Archives for December 2025
ECB introduces fast track for SRT approval from 1 January 2026
The European Central Bank (ECB) plans to introduce a simplified review process (“fast track”) for securitisations with significant risk transfer (SRT) from January 2026. The fast track process applies only to standardised securitisations. These transactions must meet specific criteria. Inter alia, the securitised pool must include only performing loans and may consist of leveraged loans
ECB Governing Council recommends simplifying EU banking regulations
Keep it simple! The European Central Bank (ECB) has endorsed recommendations from its High-Level Task Force on Simplification to streamline the European regulatory, supervisory, and reporting framework for banks. These proposals aim to simplify the system while maintaining the resilience of the European banking sector and ensuring that microprudential, macroprudential, and resolution authorities can continue
9th Report of the European Benchmark Exercise – Market segment estimated to exceed €250 billion for the first time
As part of the market-led initiative of TSI, AFME and EDW, the ninth European Benchmark Exercise (EBE) Report was published today as of 30 June 2025. The aim of the EBE is to increase market transparency for private true sale securitisations in the EU and the UK. These include both ABCP and balance sheet-financed transactions.
Constructive Draft Report by the EU Parliament Rapporteur on Securitisation Regulation
On 12 December, the rapporteur of the European Parliament (EP), Ralf Seekatz, published his draft report on the Securitisation Regulation and the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). With this, he lays the foundation for the Parliament’s position on the proposals presented by the European Commission last summer to revise the securitisation framework (see TSIkompakt of 17