KBRA Releases Global ABS 2025: Day 1 Recap

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Global ABS 2025 conference, held in Barcelona on 10-12 June, opened to a record 5,000+ registered attendees, including over 2,000 issuers and investors, as well as a full programme. The conference celebrated its 29th anniversary as the largest annual European structured finance conference and is hosted by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME). This year marks the first time the event is being organised by FT Live, following its takeover of the previous organiser, Invisso.

Judging by the strong attendance and KBRA’s very active meeting calendar, the industry event reflects the growth momentum experienced by European securitisation markets. New transaction issuance started the year on a strong note and, despite a temporary pause, continued to build a robust and positive pipeline of transactions across all product types.

Day 1 panels featured market updates on asset-backed securities (ABS), collateralised loan obligations (CLO), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), nonperforming loans (NPL), and more. Other discussions included broader topics such as regulation and synthetic risk transfer (SRT) securities, including several plenary sessions. KBRA speakers featured on a number of important panels covering solar panel loans, CLOs, and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) markets.

Click here to view a recap of some of the day’s panel discussions.

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