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The European Banking Authority could push forward a new set of regulations designed to make sure the securitization market can play a full role in resolving the non-performing loan problem faced by Europe’s banks, according to Adam Farkas, executive director of the EBA, speaking in a keynote address at the IMN/Afme Global ABS conference in Barcelona. -
Regulatory issues over the past year have been a drag on what could have been achieved in the European ABS new issue market, with teething issues surrounding the introduction of the new Securitization Regulation, due to kick in January 2019, potentially contributing to a dip in issuance at the start of next year, said panellists speaking at Global ABS on Wednesday.
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Top officials from global supervisory bodies furiously debated the implications of new European rules that change the oversight of foreign clearing houses, covering the role of central banks, national regulators and arrangements in crisis situations.
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HSBC’s decision to reclassify four discounted perpetual bonds (discos) as fully eligible for tier two capital has led to holders asking for clarification and transparency from the bank. They also asked whether that eligibility status was really justified.
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IFRS 9 accounting rules are cutting certain investors out of some ABS asset classes all together, with auto lease ABS likely to be hardest hit, according to panellists speaking at Global ABS on Tuesday.
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Scor said that being able to launch a catastrophe bond from the UK provided it with a useful alternative for issuance, after it sold the first catastrophe bond from the country with an unusual dual layer structure last week.
