Additional Requirement for Criterion B7
Effective from Dec 28 2022 - Dec 27 2022
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| 18.128 | While liquidity and credit protection support at both the conduit level and transaction level can be provided by more than one sponsor, the majority of the support (assessed in terms of coverage) has to be made by a single sponsor (referred to as the “main sponsor”).102 An exception can however be made for a limited period of time, where the main sponsor has to be replaced due to a material deterioration in its credit standing. | |
| 18.129 | The full support provided should be able to irrevocably and unconditionally pay the ABCP liabilities in full and on time. The list of risks provided in 18.127 that have to be covered is not comprehensive but rather provides typical examples. | |
| 18.130 | Under the terms of the liquidity facility agreement: | |
| (1) | Upon specified events affecting its creditworthiness, the sponsor shall be obliged to collateralize its commitment in cash to the benefit of the investors or otherwise replace itself with another liquidity provider. | |
| (2) | If the sponsor does not renew its funding commitment for a specific transaction or the conduit in its entirety, the sponsor shall collateralize its commitments regarding a specific transaction or, if relevant, to the conduit in cash at the latest 30 days prior to the expiration of the liquidity facility, and no new receivables should be purchased under the affected commitment. | |
| 18.131 | The sponsor should provide investors with full information about the terms of the liquidity facility (facilities) and the credit support provided to the ABCP conduit and the underlying transactions (in relation to the transactions, redacted where necessary to protect confidentiality). | |
102 “Liquidity and credit protection support” refers to support provided by the sponsors. Any support provided by the seller is excluded.