EBA

Regulatory Update

25. March 2024

RTS for the calibration of performance triggers comes into force

The Regulatory Technical Standard (“RTS”) on performance-related triggers for synthetic STS securitisations will enter into force on 11 April, following its publication in the official journal of the European Union on 22 March. This finalises the rules regarding the point at which synthetic securitisations must switch from pro-rata to sequential amortisation. These rules serve to

Regulatory Update

16. February 2024

New homogeneity RTS comes into force

The new RTS on homogeneity was published in the official journal of the European Union on 15 February and will therefore enter into force on 6 March 2024. In addition to non-ABCP and ABCP transactions, the RTS now also includes synthetic on-balance-sheet transactions. In terms of content, the RTS is similar to the final draft

Regulatory Update

13. February 2024

Harmonisation of the European reporting system – will it get worse before it gets better?

The European reporting system is to be harmonised On the one hand, the European Single Access Point (ESAP) was recently enshrined in European law (see TSI compact dated 16 January 2024. As a central European access portal for highly granular information, including ESG data from companies and issuers, it is intended to facilitate compliance with

Comments and statements

7. July 2023

EBA Consultation on STS Guidelines for Synthetics

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

Regulatory Update

2. May 2023

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