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Industry takes further steps towards improving transparency

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 14 2008

Nine European and global trade associations (Commercial Mortgage Securities Association, European Association of Co-operative Banks, European Association of Public Banks, European Banking Federation, European Savings Banks Group, European Securitisation Forum, International Capital Market Association, London Investment Banking Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) have issued a press release concerning ten industry initiatives which are aimed at increasing transparency in European securitisation markets

EC speech - the financial turmoil - the role of the EU Commission

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 14 2008

The European Commission has published a speech by Charlie McCreevy (European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services) entitled The Financial Turmoil - The role of the EU Commission

CESR publishes consultation on credit rating agencies and structured finance

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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  • European Union
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  • February 22 2008

On February 13, the EU Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) published a consultation on the role of credit rating agencies in structured finance as part of its continuing review of the role of credit rating agencies and the rating process for structured finance instruments

Questionnaire on rating of structured finance instruments published

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 13 2007

On June 22, the European Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) published a questionnaire on the rating of structured finance instruments as part of CESR's review of the extent that credit ratings agencies are applying the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Code of Conduct Fundamentals for Credit Rating Agencies

European Commission publishes two consultation papers on regulation of credit rating agencies (CRAs)

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union
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  • August 12 2008

The two consultation papers published by the European Commission (Commission) on 31 July 2008 result from the perception that CRAs contributed to current market turmoil by underestimating the credit risk of structured instruments in which sub prime mortgages were embedded

Responses to CESR consultation on the role of CRAs in structured finance

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • European Union
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  • April 7 2008

The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) has published the responses to a Consultation Paper it published in February 2008 on the role of credit rating agencies in structured finance (the Consultation Paper

CESR publishes responses to consultation on role of rating agencies in structured finance

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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  • European Union
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  • April 4 2008

On April 1, the EU Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) published responses that it received to its consultation on the role of credit rating agencies in structured finance

Regulators highlight best risk management practices during recent market turmoil

  • Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • May 9 2008

A group of U.S. and European securities and banking regulators released a report in March 2008 entitled Observations on Risk Management Practices during the Recent Market Turbulence, detailing risk management practices that appeared to assist certain securities and banking firms to weather the recent market turmoil caused by the credit crisis better than others

European statutory covered bonds: new opportunities for commercial mortgage finance

  • Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 10 2008

Current capital markets conditions have virtually halted issuance of many classes of asset-backed securities

Report on issues regarding the valuation of structured credit products

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
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  • European Union
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  • August 26 2008

The Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) has published a report on issues regarding the valuation of structured credit products