Meet Ben

Ben Hayward

Partner, Chief Executive

27 years investment experience

London

TwentyFour Asset Management LLP

8th Floor, The Monument Building, 11 Monument Street

EC3R 8AF London

United Kingdom

Ben is one of the founding partners of TwentyFour Asset Management (TwentyFour) and currently serves as its CEO.

Since 2015, he has been a member of TwentyFour’s Executive Committee, which has the overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the firm, and also sits on the Board of Directors which sets the overall direction, strategy and management of TwentyFour. He is also a member of the Asset Allocation & ESG Committees.

Prior to becoming CEO, Ben’s main responsibility was managing TwentyFour’s Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) business, having launched various funds and managed several institutional mandates.

Ben has over 25 years of fixed income portfolio management experience, including 9 years at Citigroup Alternative Investments, where he was responsible for managing four vehicles that invested $100bn across ABS and credit.

Insights

30 Jul 2021 TwentyFour Blog

Five ABS Deals You Didn’t Know You Knew

As many of you know, with the roots of our business firmly embedded in the European ABS market, we have long sought to dispel the myths surrounding our market by explaining its underlying mechanics and how investors can fully exploit its unique properties.

13 Jan 2021 TwentyFour Blog

Where Yields Are Higher Than High Yield

At the moment CLO spreads are tightening, as they are right across credit. However, we haven’t had any CLO primary deals come to market so far in 2021, so we are operating in a bit of an informational vacuum, at which point these cross-asset class comparisons can be useful.

4 Sep 2020 TwentyFour Blog

Fixed vs. Floating: Where’s The Yield?

If floating vs. fixed is no longer the most pressing question, then investors should be more focused on where they get the best credit spread.

6 Apr 2020 TwentyFour Blog

Relative Value in Investment Grade RMBS

As a manager that invests across the full spectrum of fixed income, we are constantly monitoring the relative value of the different opportunity sets that we cover. Given the fast moving prices we have witnessed recently, and with different asset classes and ratings moving at different times, this analysis can become increasingly valuable.

11 Mar 2020 TwentyFour Blog

Italian Mortgages, Natwest and COVID-19

We noted with interest two headlines yesterday: Italy to suspend mortgage payments amid outbreak and RBS and NatWest offer mortgage breaks for customers affected by coronavirus

27 Jan 2020 TwentyFour Blog

Slo-mo CLOs Could See Spreads Tighten

Given the material positive performance seen in other parts of the fixed income markets in 2019, the CLO relative value proposition now looks even more attractive.