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Desmond Lai

Desmond Lai

Portfolio Management

6 years investment experience

London

TwentyFour Asset Management LLP

8th Floor, The Monument Building, 11 Monument Street

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Desmond is part of the Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) portfolio management team at TwentyFour, having previously spent four years in the Risk team.

Desmond holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Exeter.

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New issuers add welcome depth to UK RMBS
7 Jul 2025 TwentyFour Blog

New issuers add welcome depth to UK RMBS

The UK Prime RMBS market has continued to evolve in 2025, with a broadening of its participant base driven by the entrance of two new sponsors (Nottingham Building Society and Newcastle Building Society) which have both priced inaugural deals this year.
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Australian ABS: Demand Down Under
24 Jul 2024 TwentyFour Blog

Australian ABS: Demand Down Under

The Australian ABS market has continued its red-hot start to the year with record issuance in the last two months – the 17 new deals priced in May for a total of A$12.3bn were followed by 13 deals in June adding a further A$8.5bn. For context, before May the post-2008 record for deals printed in a single month stood at 10 and the largest monthly volume at A$9.3bn.
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