Final Draft EU Technical Standards On Securitization Risk Retention Requirements

On July 31, 2018, the EBA published a final report and final draft RTS under the EU Securitization Regulation (or STS Regulation) on the risk retention requirements for originators, sponsors and original lenders. The Securitization Regulation requires, among other things, originators, sponsors or original lenders of a securitization to retain on an ongoing basis a material net economic interest in the securitization of at least 5 %. The final draft RTS specify in greater detail the risk retention requirement, including the modalities of retaining risk, the measurement of the level of retention, the prohibition of hedging or selling the retained interest and the conditions for retention on a consolidated basis.