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Green shoots in European solar ABS
8 Nov 2024 TwentyFour Blog

Green shoots in European solar ABS

In the past 10 days the European asset-backed securities (ABS) market has welcomed five debut issuers across multiple jurisdictions and asset classes, with the most notable being Europe’s first public solar green ABS from Enpal.
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Appetite for German consumer bonds shows deep demand in ABS
24 Oct 2024 TwentyFour Blog

Appetite for German consumer bonds shows deep demand in ABS

Despite higher interest rates and cost of living increases across jurisdictions, there is no sign as yet of any impact on issuance levels in European consumer ABS.
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Draghi calls on old friend ABS to save Europe
24 Sep 2024 TwentyFour Blog

Draghi calls on old friend ABS to save Europe

Ten years ago this month, Mario Draghi gave a speech to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Eurofi Financial Forum making the case for reforming securitisation regulation in order to revive the asset-backed securities (ABS) market in the wake of the global financial crisis.
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Can we complain about ABS supply?
2 Sep 2024 TwentyFour Blog

Can we complain about ABS supply?

The start of the school year ordinarily also marks the end of summer for the primary bond markets as issuance restarts, though this year feels rather different.
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ABS performance review - fundamental focus
12 Aug 2024 TwentyFour Blog

ABS performance review - fundamental focus

Headlines have painted a nervous picture of the health of consumers across Europe. Simultaneously, rating agencies have upgraded their outlook on the same consumer assets to neutral. The short story is that, although there has been a mild weakening in performance metrics, the consumer has held up well and is ahead of our base case expectations in almost all areas.
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CMBS shows ongoing challenges for commercial real estate
28 Jun 2024 TwentyFour Blog

CMBS shows ongoing challenges for commercial real estate

Securitisation made its latest appearance in the mainstream financial press this week with the news that the European commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) market is set to experience its first losses on AAA bonds since the global financial crisis.
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 Barcelona outlook, sunny but a stiff breeze!
12 Jun 2024 TwentyFour Blog

Barcelona outlook, sunny but a stiff breeze!

In the first week of June, the European asset-backed securities (ABS) market participants flocked to sunny Barcelona for the 28th Global ABS conference.
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Green waves down under: Australia's journey with sustainable RMBS
1 Mar 2024 TwentyFour Blog

Green waves down under: Australia's journey with sustainable RMBS

Much like the European market, Australian ABS has started 2024 with considerable momentum, with over AU$12bn in issuance year-to-date and a significant pipeline building. But how are its green credentials?
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The latest insights on leveraged loans and their impact on CLOs
28 Feb 2024 TwentyFour Blog

The latest insights on leveraged loans and their impact on CLOs

Last year was a volatile year for global markets but also one where economies performed better than expected. If we look at the leveraged loan market, last year was characterised by a surge in so-called amend and extend (A&E).
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Volkswagen’s ESG drive hits a bump in the road
23 Jan 2024 TwentyFour Blog

Volkswagen’s ESG drive hits a bump in the road

Within the European ABS landscape, Volkswagen Leasing has solidified its role as a benchmark issuer under the Volkswagen Compartment Leasing (VCL) platform. Volkswagen uses this platform – with over 25 years of history – to finance standard German auto loans. It is probably one of the least exciting platforms but also one of the most liquid ABS investments you can buy.
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The Rodney blog 2024: strong returns ahead
7 Dec 2023 TwentyFour Blog

Fixed Income outlook 2024: strong returns ahead

After a horrible year for financial markets in 2022, the macro-outlook for 2023 had a lot of consensus views, with most predicting a much better year ahead, helped by supportive rate cuts from central banks and positive returns from both government bonds and credit.  
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Blurred Lines
30 May 2023 TwentyFour Blog

Blurred Lines

There has been a noticeable pick up in the European ABS new issuance market this year, with demand far outstripping supply. John Lawler looks at what makes a UK RMBS deal ‘Prime’, and why not all deals are the same.
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