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
ECB publishes Opinion on COM Proposals for Securitisations – differentiated assessment of Commission proposals
On 11 November, the European Central Bank published its assessment of the European Commission’s legislative proposals to revive the securitisation markets. Both the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament had asked the ECB for its opinion, and the publication had been expected since the beginning of October. Against the backdrop of the
Adjustments to Solvency II in the Context of the Savings and Investments Union
The EU aims, through the Savings and Investments Union (SIU), to channel capital flows more effectively into productive investments and to promote cross-border financial activities. A central component of this initiative is the adjustment of Solvency II. Since 2016, Solvency II has regulated the capital requirements of European insurers. It is considered particularly restrictive in
“It Doesn’t Get Any Greener” – Authorisation and Registration Procedures for External Reviewers of European Green Bonds Completed
On 4 April 2025, ESMA had already given several companies provisional “green light” status as External Reviewers within the meaning of Articles 69 and 70 of the EuGB Regulation (see TSI kompakt of 4 April 2025). However, at that time the authorisation and registration procedures conducted by ESMA for these reviewers had not yet been
Fund Risk Limitation Act – Germany Implements European Directive
With the revised Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD II), adopted by the EU in April 2024, loan funds have been established as a permanent feature of the European financial market. Member States now have until April 2026 to transpose the provisions into national law. To this end, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF)
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