Structured Finance Association (SFA) held their 2nd Annual ESG in Structured Finance Symposium, December 15-16, 2020. Topics included drivers of ESG asset growth, effects of global regulation and the current US political landscape, impact and sustainable...
SFA jointly filed an amicus brief with the Chamber of Commerce, SIFMA, ISDA, BPI, and LSTA, in the case of McCarthy v. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., in the Northern District of California. The case has significant...
SFA compares the FHFA’s Final Enterprise Capital Framework Rule against the Proposed Rule, noting that the changes largely fail to address questions and concerns raised by SFA members.
Following the July 2017 announcement by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority that the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) cannot be assured following 2021, there has been significant discussion around replacement benchmark rates in financial markets.
SFA supports the ultimate goal of releasing the GSEs from conservatorship and increasing the role of private capital in a responsible manner. However, a hastily thrown together exit from conservatorship based on the political calendar...
Growing ESG in securitization: 81% of issuers incorporate ESG in their overall business operations, 73% within asset origination/underwriting practices, and 56% sponsoring or developing ESG-focused ABS/MBS programs. “Client Demand” is #1 factor motivating ESG for...
SFA is excited to announce our 2020 Women in Securitization (“WiS”) Cabinet and WiS Sub-Committee Co-Chairs. The WiS Cabinet is responsible for setting the strategic goals of the WiS initiative and overseeing the WiS Sub-Committees,...
