Europe’s businesses are struggling to access growth capital. While regions such as the US and Asia boast deep, liquid markets, Europe is falling behind. The result: innovative companies relocate or fail due to a lack of risk capital. The German government and five other EU member states (France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain –
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PRA and FCA Launch Comprehensive Consultation on UK Securitisation Regulation
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published the next comprehensive consultation on UK securitisation regulation following the 2023 consultation (see TSI kompakt of 14 August 2023). The aim is to decouple from the EU Securitisation Regulation and to complete the establishment of an independent domestic framework. Following initial technical
BCBS Publishes Analysis on Synthetic Risk Transfers
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) today released a report on synthetic significant risk transfer (SRT) transactions. An SRT is required to achieve capital relief on the securitised position. Whilst this is also possible in true sale structures, it is predominantly implemented in synthetic securitisations. Over the past decade, the economic importance of SRT
Consultation on the Competitiveness of the EU Banking Sector Published
Strong Framework, Limited Dynamism On February 11, 2026, the European Commission launched a Targeted Consultation on the competitiveness of the EU banking sector. This consultation will serve as a key foundation for a report on the further development of the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) this year. The EU banking sector is highly stable, with
Consultation of the European Commission: TSI, together with GBIC, Leaseurope and Eurofinas, submits feedback on proposed amendments to the Securitisation Regulation
From 15 December 2025 to 9 February 2026, the European Commission conducted a targeted consultation on its proposals to amend the Securitisation Regulation. This consultation explicitly covered only the proposed changes to the Securitisation Regulation and not to the CRR. Together with the German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) , Leaseurope and Eurofinas, TSI submitted a