On December 2, The Bank of England announced that it will be lowering capital requirements for U.K. banks from 14% to 13%, in an effort to boost lending. This is the first time since the...
Read MoreThe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) plans to securitize $500 billion in loans in Latin America that are currently sitting on local bank balance sheets. The goal of the transaction is to attract institutional investors and private...
Read MoreThe World Bank Group (WBG) intends to make securitization a continuous part of their funding strategy as they work to attract private capital into emerging markets and development finance. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) securitized...
Read MoreAjay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about a plan to securitize some of the loans on its balance sheet financing projects in the some of the poorest nations. The plan would bring...
Read MoreAccording to the Financial Times, regulators from the European Union are looking to conduct a stress test on non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs) within the next year to gain a better understanding of the impact and influence...
Read MoreAccording to Bloomberg, the European Union (EU) financial authorities are looking at rule changes to improve the oversight of its €.1.2 trillion ABS market. The rule changes on loan securitization could open an additional €.1 trillion in...
Read MoreMany countries have informed their businesses to suspend investment into the U.S. According to the Financial Times (FT), $1.9 trillion in investment pledges from domestic and international companies into the U.S. are at risk as companies grapple with...
Read MoreAnalysts are concerned that China and other foreign countries – which own approximately $1.32 trillion of U.S. mortgage-backed securities (MBS) -- could offload their MBS holdings in retaliation to President Trump’s tariffs. Major sales of...
Read MoreDavos World Economic Forum Spurs Talks of Global Recession On January 16, the World Economic Forum hosted its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland where economists warned of the likelihood of a global recession this year....
Read MoreEU Lawmakers Introduce Stricter Rules for Regulating Green Bond Market On May 17, the EU Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee announced a series of proposals establishing new rigorous rules for the EU Commission’s regulation...
Read MoreOn March 14, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a new report reviewing the progress of European banks on disclosing climate risks. The ECB concludes that while banks are making advancements on disclosing environment related...
Read MoreThe European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is facing criticism over its plans to classify natural gas and nuclear energy as “green” investments. The proposal introduced late on New Year’s Eve will be included in...
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