RBI proposes major changes in securitisation norms for robust market

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday proposed major changes in securitisation norms aimed at development of a strong and robust market for the same in the country.
 

Securitisation involves transactions where credit risk in assets are redistributed by repackaging them into tradeable securities with different risk profiles which may give various investors access to exposures which they otherwise will be unable to access directly.

The RBI said the revision in guidelines is an attempt to align the regulatory framework with the Basel guidelines on securitisation that have come into force effective January 1, 2018.
 

One of the salient features