Meet Douglas

Douglas Charleston

Partner, Co-Head of ABS

18 years investment experience

London

TwentyFour Asset Management LLP

8th Floor, The Monument Building, 11 Monument Street

EC3R 8AF London

United Kingdom

Doug is a partner at TwentyFour and Co-Head of ABS.

Doug is a member of the ABS portfolio management team and sits on the Asset Allocation Committee.

A CFA® Charterholder, Doug began his career at Nationwide Building Society and also worked at S&P Global Ratings and Lloyds before joining TwentyFour.

Insights

Deals come thick and fast in European ABS after summer recess

22 Sep 2023 TwentyFour Blog

Deals come thick and fast in European ABS after summer recess

The European ABS market is making a strong comeback post-summer, witnessing two of the busiest weeks in over a decade, driven by robust demand.

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22 May 2023 TwentyFour Blog

Prime on the menu

Last week saw three UK Prime RMBS deals served up to ABS investors, the most liquid part of the European ABS market. In our latest blog we hear from Douglas Charleston who analyses these recent deals and what it means for this market segment.

Funding, capital and ABS as financial market stability tool

30 Mar 2023 TwentyFour Blog

Funding, capital and ABS as financial market stability tool

Douglas Charleston looks at the wider implications of recent bank sector volatility and the opportunities it presents for credit investors.

28 Feb 2023 TwentyFour Blog

Traffic jam for European ABS issuers

With cheap central bank funding fading, European ABS issuers are back to placing deals in the primary market and broadening the range of liquid assets available to investors, says Doug Charleston.

The compelling case for ABS in 2023

30 Jan 2023 TwentyFour Blog

The compelling case for ABS in 2023

Having done its job of delivering lower volatility and better performance than mainstream bond markets in 2022, the income and defensive characteristics of European ABS look equally compelling in 2023, says Doug Charleston.

is the uk mortgage market closed

27 Sep 2022 TwentyFour Blog

Is the UK mortgage market ‘closed’?

With UK banks pulling mortgages from the market, Douglas Charleston explains why this doesn’t reflect any fundamental weakness in the UK banking sector, but rather the uncertainty created by the sharp moves in UK rates.