European Commission proposes securitisation revamp
Formal proposals aim to fuel the European economy by facilitating securitisation

Leaked EU draft proposal would turn CLOs into public securitisations
EXCLUSIVE: The European Union is contemplating shifting CLOs into public securitisations from private ones as part its overhaul of the securitisation market

SEC to consider opening private funds to retail investors
US retail investors, deemed too small and unsophisticated to invest in private assets like private credit, represent trillions in untapped assets

Securitisation regulators in EU urged to change direction
Panelists at the Creditflux CLO Symposium issue a call for a forward-looking, principles-based approach

Bessent compares Trump to Milken, champions bank deregulation
The US Treasury Secretary also noted that the growth of private credit is a sign the banking system has been too tightly constrained

Private credit funds, partner banks present risks as global growth slows—IMF
Private credit funds and their partner banks can face losses as a slowing economy will challenge borrowers’ ability to repay loans

US CLO managers and investors turn away from Europe after risk retention changes
EXCLUSIVE: The reassessment is the latest consequence of the new European Supervisory Authorities’ revised guidance on risk retention

Regulators seek to calm European CLO market shaken by new risk retention guidelines
The European Supervisory Authorities have since issued clarification to allow deals that priced prior to 31 March to be grandfathered in under the previous interpretation

UK regulator puts SRT financing under the microscope
ANALYSIS: UK's Prudential Regulation Authority has flagged concerns about banks’ collateral management when providing investors leverage for SRTs

European CLO market scrambles to comply with new regulations on risk retention
A revised regulatory interpretation at the beginning of this week left plenty of managers and lawyers sleep-deprived  

Partners' latest CLO adjusted to meet new EU risk retention guidelines
The European deal is among the first to be impacted by an unexpected interpretation for EU risk retention issued with immediate effect at the beginning of this week  

Regulators scrutinise fund loans

The NAIC’s Super Bowl Sunday memo seems to suggest regulations may not change greatly

Private credit managers need valuation process around market events - UK regulator
The FCA released a private markets review recommending firms identify and manage potential issues around valuations, especially those conducted as a result of asset-level or market events.

Institutional loans set records while ratings agency data diverges
It isn’t just the CLO market breaking records this year. Loan volumes are also continuing to set records, according to the latest Debtwire data for November.

The second Trump presidency is likely to turbocharge already frothy markets
The impact of Trump’s second term in the Oval Office will be wide-ranging for the US and the world. For credit markets, his return to power portends more intense competition between banks and private credit, and frothier deals.

Credit funds brace for increased scrutiny from regulators
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations urged advisers to private funds, which include private credit managers, to prepare for increased scrutiny 

CLO managers scramble to update policies after SEC ruling
The announcement from the SEC that it had fined Sound Point has sent shock waves through a US CLO market that’s looking at a wave of policy changes

US insurance regulator steps back from radical change to CLO charges
Insurance companies are one of the most important investors in CLOs, so when the NAIC last year proposed changes to risk-based capital (RBC) charges the market was spooked

UK changes to securitisation expected to have limited impact on CLOs
As Creditflux went to press, lawyers across the City of London were coming to grips with the meat of the UK’s new securitisation regime, the so-called Edinburgh Reforms

We understand why the NAIC is open to a new framework
The NAIC is right to tread carefully as it looks to protect its members from ratings arbitrage

New AIFMD directive imposes leverage limits for European direct lending
The Council of the European Union has rolled out new regulations that should streamline the origination process for direct lenders at the cost of strict limits of leverage for funds

Securities regulators call for improvement in practices in CLO market
IOSCO, an international policy forum for securities regulators, has called for improvement in practices in both the leveraged loan and CLO markets.

In Kirschner fallout, lenders may be asked to rep that they aren’t investors

Our Xtract Research team explores an unexpected outcome from the recent Kirschner ruling  

Appeals court and SEC rule in favour of CLO market
The US CLO market breathed a sigh of relief in August as two major regulatory rulings went in its favour