Iain Balkwill, partner at law firm Reed Smith, argues that the legislative treatment of commercial mortgage-backed securities will harm the long-term growth of the product.
3 min read · 16 July 2019
Industry figures at the annual Cannes gathering predicted another strong year for real estate, but acknowledged threats including Brexit and slower eurozone growth.
3 min read · 14 March 2019
Property lenders must create late-cycle strategies to avoid the “profitability black hole” of previous cycles, a debt working group has urged.
5 min read · 04 October 2018
Speakers at the annual CREFC forum highlighted how regulation could change lenders’ risk appetite and how technology impacts real estate debt, among other issues.
2 min read · 15 June 2018
Europe-wide secondary market is seen as a key part of helping banks deal with their NPL woes.
2 min read · 16 March 2018
Mike Shields, who leads ING’s European lending operation, talks with Real Estate Capital about the prospects and trends for 2018.
1 min read · 05 February 2018
Although the alternative real estate lending sector has grown massively, regulation remains light.
6 min read · 30 January 2018
How will the real estate lending industry deal with the phasing out of its pricing benchmark?
5 min read · 29 January 2018
Solvency II regulators have shown willing to investigate high CMBS capital charges for insurers.
4 min read · 26 January 2018
After years of negotiation, the shape of the Basel Committee’s landmark banking regulation has emerged from the mist.
5 min read · 25 January 2018
