#2026/550UK Recognition of EU and EEA STS Securitisations
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The rules allow certain securitisations from the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to be treated in the UK as STS, meaning simple, transparent and standardised. This applies to non-synthetic securitisations that already qualify as STS under the relevant overseas regime. The practical effect is to give UK market participants clearer treatment for eligible EU and EEA securitisation products from 30 June 2026. Banks, investment firms, issuers and investors dealing with these products should check whether a transaction is non-synthetic and qualifies as STS in its home regime before describing or treating it as STS in the UK.
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Key Changes
- Designates the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as equivalent overseas STS jurisdictions for eligible securitisations
- Allows non-synthetic securitisations treated as STS in those jurisdictions to be described as STS in the UK
- Brings the recognition into force at 11:00 p.m. on 30 June 2026