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Liberated issuers will still have to follow European regulations if they want to sell in EU
Public versus private distinction scrapped for disclosure plus new, simplified templates for mature asset classes
Established, well-known corporates could be among the first to use new regime
An accurate picture of liquidity could help London compete for listings
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If the architects behind the complicated world of bank resolution and prudential capital regulation have proved one thing, it is that the devil is not always in the detail. Sometimes labels matter more. -
A list of competent authorities under article 29 of the new Securitization Regulation published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) showed that Spain is still without a securitization regulator, in an example of the teething difficulties of the new European securitization regime.
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In the wake of changing trading patterns, the European Stability Mechanism and the European Financial Stability Facility have developed methods to keep their bond issues liquid. In this way, the issuers hope they will be more attractive to traditional government bond investors.
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The covered bond industry and the Capital Markets Union (CMU) hit a new milestone on Thursday after the European Parliament’s plenary in Strasbourg adopted the text of the Covered Bond Directive just after midday.
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The European Parliament this week approved a package of measures that will overhaul prudential capital rules for banks, ending more than two years of debate in time for new parliamentary elections in late May.
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The European Central Bank has indicated that it is looking into how to mitigate the costs that years of negative interest rates have exacted on banks. That has led some in the market to bet that it will introduce tiered interest rates at some point. But analysts are not convinced that tiering deposit rates will help weak lenders — or make any difference at all. Mike Turner reports.
